The following amounts were taken from the financial statements of Bramble Corp.:

	2022	2021
Current liabilities	$1276000	$1238000
Long-term liabilities	1824000	1605000
Interest expense	100000	56200
Income tax expense	57700	39100
Net income	272300	180000
Net cash provided by operating activity	342000	281000

The times interest earned for 2022 is

3.7 times.

2.8 times.

4.3 times.

3.3 times.