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Interest is a certain amount of money added on top of what you already have. For example: If you had £1000 in your bank account, and the bank added 5% interest, you would gain £50 free from the bank for keeping that £1000 in your bank.

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What is the formula for times interest earned ratio?

Times Interest Earned = Operating Income/ Interest Expense.


Interest earned on interest is known as?

Compound Interest


Compound interest is interest paid on interest previously earned?

yes


How is interest different from compound interest?

Simple interest is interest paid on the original principle only, Compound interest is the interest earned not only on the original principal, but also on all interests earned previously.


How much interest is earned on the account?

A $5000 investment at an annual simple interest rate of 4.4% earned as much interest after one year as another investment in an account that earned 5.5% annual simple interest. How much was invested at 5.5%?


Type of interest is calculated by adding the interest earned to the principle?

Compound interest


A company's fixed interest expense is 8000 its income before interest expense and income taxes is 32000 Its net income is 9600 The company's times interest earned ratio is?

Formula for times interest earned = earning before interest and tax / interest expense Times interest earned = 32000 / 8000 = 4 times


Is interest income reportable?

Earned interest is reported as income.


How much interest is earned on the new principal the following year?

To determine how much interest is earned on the new principal the following year, you need to know the interest rate and the amount of the new principal. Multiply the new principal by the interest rate (expressed as a decimal) to find the interest earned. For example, if the new principal is $1,000 and the interest rate is 5%, the interest earned would be $1,000 x 0.05 = $50.


What is the value of compound interest?

Compound interest increases the amount earned by adding credited interest to the principal, and interest will then be earned on that money as well. The longer the principal and interest remain in the account, the greater the earnings they will accrue.


What is the amount of money paid or earned for the use of money?

Interest is earned or paid for the use of money


What is not a considered a debit?

direct deposit

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