The Following Condensed Income Statement Is for Mason Inc Compute the Following Long-Term Solvency Ratios for 2017,and Provide a \text

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The following condensed income statement is for Mason Inc.
$\begin{array}{c} \text { Mason Inc. }\\ \text { Income Statement}\\ \text { Years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016}\\ \text { (in thousands)}\\\begin{array}{lcc}&2017&2016\\ \text { Net sales ( } 80 \% \text { are credit sales) } & \$ 60,000 & \$ 46,000 \\ \text { Cost of goods sold } & 26,000 & 20,000 \\ \text { Gross margin } & 34,000 & 26,000 \\ \text { Selling and administrative expenses } & 6,000 & 4,000 \\ \text { Operating income } & 28,000 & 22,000 \\\text { Interest expense } & 1,000 & 1,000 \\\text { Income before taxes } & 27,000 & 21,000 \\ \text { Income tax expense } & 2,000 & 1,000 \\ \text { Net income } & \$ 25,000 &\$ 20,000 \\\end{array}\end{array}$

Compute the following long-term solvency ratios for 2017,and provide a brief explanation after each ratio (round computations to two decimal places):
(1)Debt to assets
(2)Debt to equity
(3)Times interest earned