Keenan Corp is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 7,000 shares of stock and 160,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 5,000 shares of stock and 240,000 in debt. The Interest rate is 10 percent. Tax rate is 40 percent.  1. Compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be 39,000. The all-equity plan would result in 11,000 shares of stock outstanding. Which of the three plans has the highest EPS ? The Lowest ? 2. in part (1), what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? Is one higher than the other ? why?

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Keenan Corp is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 7,000 shares of stock and 160,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 5,000 shares of stock and 240,000 in debt. The Interest rate is 10 percent. Tax rate is 40 percent. 

1. Compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be 39,000. The all-equity plan would result in 11,000 shares of stock outstanding. Which of the three plans has the highest EPS ? The Lowest ?

2. in part (1), what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? Is one higher than the other ? why?

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