Use the following information from separate companies a through d:

	Net Income (Loss)			Interest Expense			Income Taxes
a.	$	127,000		$	45,720		$	31,750
b.		121,600			19,456			43,776
c.		107,950			37,783			45,339
d.		130,100			5,204			62,448

Compute times interest earned. Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?

Times Interest Earned Ratio Interest Coverage Compute times interest earned. Times Interest Earned Ratio Company Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator: Ratio times times I times times Times Interest Earned Ratio Interest Coverage Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due? Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due