You are considering the purchase of a quadruplex apartment building. Effective gross income (EGI) during the first year of operations is expected to be $36,000 ($750 per month per unit). First-year operating expenses are expected to be $16,200 (at 45 percent of EGI). Ignore capital expenditures. The purchase price of the quadruplex is $280,000. The acquisition will be financed with $105,000 in equity and a $175,000 standard fixed-rate mortgage. The interest rate on the debt financing is nine percent and the loan term is 25 years. Assume, for simplicity, that payments will be made annually and that there are no up-front financing costs.

What is the debt coverage ratio?

a) 1.77

b) 1.53

c) 1.46

d) 1.17

e) 1.12