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	Prior Year
Accounts payable	$924,000		$800,000
Current maturities of serial bonds payable	200,000		200,000
Serial bonds payable, 10%	1,000,000		1,200,000
Common stock, $10 par value	250,000		250,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par	1,250,000		1,250,000
Retained earnings	860,000		500,000

The income before income tax expense was $480,000 and $420,000 for the current and prior years, respectively.

a. Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity at the end of each year. Round to one decimal place.

Current year
Prior year

b. Determine the times interest earned ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place.

Current year
Prior year