Greg Rekitt with 2 pound yellow perch caught from Presque Isle Bay. Jim McCarthy with a perch taken on a jig while trolling a waterway in Wayne County. Joseph Getz of Nazareth displays a yellow perch caught while ice fishing at Mauch Chunk Lake, Carbon County. Walker Loveland Sr., Wallsville, caught this nice perch from a local pond in Lackawanna County.
DEFINITION of 'Housing Expense Ratio'. A ratio comparing housing expenses to before-tax income that is used by lenders to qualify borrowers for a mortgage. The housing expense measure includes mortgage principal, interest payments, property taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance and association fees. The limit is generally 28%. It is sometimes referred to as the front ratio.
The Gearing ratio is the ratio of how much a business owes (debt) compared to the total of the debt plus the amount the owners have invested (equity).n the above example the total debt is Â£180,000 and the owners equity is Â£60,000. The Gearing Ratio is given by using the formula = Debt / (Debt + Owners Equity) x 100% = 180,000 / (180,000 + 60,000) x 100% = 180,000 / 240,000 x 100% = 75%.