Ratio of Liabilities to Stockholders' Equity and Times Interest Earned The following data were taken from the financial statements of Hunter Inc. for December 31 of two recent years: Current Year Previous Year Accounts payable $334,000 $160,000 Current maturities of serial bonds payable 300,000 300,000 Serial bonds payable, 10% 1,350,000 1,650,000 Common stock, $1 par value 50,000 60,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 550,000 550,000 Retained earnings 1,880,000 1,500,000 The income before income tax expense was $676,500 and $591,900 for the current and previous years, respectively. a. Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity at the end of each year. Round to one decimal place. Current year 0.8 Previous year 1 b. Determine the times interest earned ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place. Current year Previous year c. The ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity has improved result of a larger income before income taxes and lower and the number of times bond interest charges were earned has improved from the previous year. These results are the combined interest expense in the current year compared to the previous year.