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 $150,000 $238,000 Current maturities of serial bonds payable 310,000 310,000 Serial bonds payable, 10% 1,620,000 1,930,000 Common stock, $1 par value 80,000 110,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 920,000 Retained earnings 3,160,000 920,000 2,510,000 The income before income tax expense was $791,300 and $692,400 for the current and previous years, respectively. a. Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity at the end of each year. Round your answers to one decimal place. Current year 0.5 Previous year 0.7 b. Determine the times interest earned ratio for both years. Round your answers to one decimal place. Current year 4.9 Previous year 3.6 c. The ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity has improved year. These results are the combined result of a larger and the number of times bond interest charges were earned has improved income before income taxes and lower interest expense in the current year compared to the previous from the previous year.