|
Exhibit 12(b)
|
|||||
|
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES |
|||||
|
Nine Months Ended |
|||||
|
(millions of dollars) |
|||||
|
Earnings, as defined: |
|||||
|
Net income |
$ |
638 |
|||
|
Income taxes |
342 |
||||
|
Fixed charges, as below |
269 |
||||
|
Total earnings, as defined |
$ |
1,249 |
|||
|
Fixed charges, as defined: |
|||||
|
Interest expense |
$ |
252 |
|||
|
Rental interest factor |
5 |
||||
|
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction |
12 |
||||
|
Total fixed charges, as defined |
$ |
269 |
|||
|
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to |
|||||
|
combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends (a) |
4.64 |
||||
|
_____________________ |
|||||
|
(a) |
Florida Power & Light Company has no preference equity securities outstanding; therefore, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges is the same as the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends. |
||||