Question (2)

The following information is computed from the National Cement Company annual report for 2020 and 2019.

	2020	2019
Current assets	$ 2,731,020	$ 2,364,916
Property and equipment, net	10,960,286	8,516,833
Intangible assets, at cost less applicable amortization	294,775	255,919
Total Assets	$13,986,081	$11,137,668
Current liabilities	$ 3,168,123	$ 2,210,735
Deferred income taxes	160,000	26,000
Mortgage note payable	456,000
Stockholders' equity	10,201,958	8,900,933
Total liabilities & Stockholders' equity	$13,986,081	$11,137,668
Net sales	$33,410,599	$25,804,285
Cost of goods sold	(30,168,715)	(23,159,745
Selling and administrative expense	(2,000,000)	(1,500,000)
Interest expense	(216,936)	(39,456)
Income tax expense	(400,000)	(300,000)
Net income	$ 624,948	$ 805,084

Required: (LO# 1,2)

Based on the above data for both years, compute:

times interest earned

fixed charge

debt ratio

debt/equity ratio

Comment on the firm's long-term borrowing ability based on the analysis.