Two online travel companies, E-Travel and Pricecheck, provide the following selected financial data: ($ in thousands) Total assets Total liabilities Total stockholders' equity E-Travel $4,737, 156 2,454,475 2,282,681 Pricecheck $1,626,224 468, 610 1.157.614 Sales revenue Interest expense Tax expense Net income $2,555,426 76,233 138,400 283,526 $1,938,212 16,084 39,168 473,472 Required: Travel and Pricecheck (Enter dollar answers in thousands of dollars and round ratios to 2 1-a. Calculate the debt to equity ratio for decimal places.) Answer is not complete. Total liabilities Debt to Equity Ratio Total stockholders' equity 2.454 2283 E-Travel 1.08 Total labiltjes Debt to Equity Ratio Total stockholders' equity 1158 Pricechock 0.40 1-b. Which company has the higher ratio? E-Travel Pricecheck 2-a. Calculate the times interest earned ratio for E-Travel and Pricecheck. (Enter dollar answers in thousands of dollars and round ratios to 1 decimal place.) Answer is not complete. Times Interest Earned Ratio Net income Interest Interest expense expense - Tax expense 498 X E-Travel 6.6 Times Interest Earned Ratio Net income interest expense + Tax expense Interest expense 520 X PriceCheck 32.90 EdLIUS LOTUS Answer is not complete. Times Interest Earned Ratio Net Income + Interest Interest expense expense + Tax expense 498 X E-Travel 76 X Times Interest Earned Ratio Net Income Interest Interest expense expense + Tax expense 32.9 Pricecheck 2-b. Which company is better able to meet interest payments as they become due? E-Travel Pricecheck