Rio Imports
Information from the Financial Statements Is Provided in the Following

Rio Imports
Information from the financial statements is provided in the following table:
$\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Year } 2&\text { Year } 1\\\text { Current liabilities } & \$ 460,000 & \$ 320,000 \\\text { Long-term liabilities } & 240,000 & 640,000 \\\text { Shareholders' equity } & 840,000 & 1,080,000 \\\text { Net cash flows from operating activities } & 160,000 & 102,000 \\\text { Interest and principal payments } & 24,000 & 16,000 \\\text { Net sales } & 950,000 & 900,000 \\\text { Net income } & 180,000 & 144,000 \\\text { Interest expense } & 17,000 & 23,000 \\\text { Income taxes } & 32,000 & 29,000 \\\text { Dividends paid to common shareholders } & 30,000 & 60,000\end{array}$
-Refer to the figure Rio Imports.What does the times interest earned ratio for Year 2 indicate?

A) It increased, which indicates that the company's creditors will be pleased.
B) It decreased, which indicates that the company has less cash to pay interest on its debt.
C) It indicates a decline in the company's ability to pay its liabilities when they come due.
D) It indicates that the company cannot meet its current year interest payments out of current year earnings.