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EXHIBIT 12RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||
Earnings |
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Earnings before income taxes and other items |
$ | 294 | $ | 246 | $ | 804 | $ | 619 | $ | 597 | |||||
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor |
52 | 51 | 46 | 38 | 31 | ||||||||||
Interest on indebtedness |
219 | 203 | 203 | 202 | 130 | ||||||||||
Amortization of debt financing fees |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
$ | 574 | $ | 502 | $ | 1,054 | $ | 860 | $ | 759 | ||||||
Fixed charges |
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Portion of rents representative of the interest factor |
$ | 52 | $ | 51 | $ | 46 | $ | 38 | $ | 31 | |||||
Interest on indebtedness |
219 | 203 | 203 | 202 | 130 | ||||||||||
Amortization of debt financing fees |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
$ | 280 | $ | 256 | $ | 250 | $ | 241 | $ | 162 | ||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | ||||||||||