The Morris Corporation has $350,000 of debt outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of 8% annually. Morris's annual sales are $1.75 million, its average tax rate is 30%, and its net profit margin on sales is 8%. If the company does not maintain a TIE ratio of at least 3 to 1, its bank will refuse to renew the loan and bankruptcy will result. What is Morris's TIE ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

8.14 times

Explanation:

The computation of the Time interest earned ratio is shown below:

As we know that

Times interest earned ratio = (Earnings before interest and taxes) ÷ (Interest expense)

where,

Earnings before interest and taxes = Income before income tax for the year + Interest expense

But before tha,  we need to do the following calculations

The interest amount  is

= $350,000 × 0.08

= $28,000

The net profit is

= $1,750,000 × 8%

= $140,000

The EBIT is

= Profit before tax + interest expense

= $140,000 ÷ (1 - 0.30) + $28,000

= $200,000 + $28,000

= $228,000

And, the interest expense is $28,000

So, the TIE ratio is

= $228,000 ÷ $28,000

= 8.14 times