UPENN: LOOSE LEAF CORP.FIN W/CONNECT
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Author: Ross
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Chapter 16, Problem 6QP
Break-Even EBIT and Leverage Kolby Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan 1 would result in 1 ,300 shares of stock and $80,640 in debt Plan II would result in 2,900 shares of stock and $19,200 in debt The interest rate on the debt is 10 percent.
- a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $10,500. The all-equity plan would result in 3,400 shares of stock outstanding. Which of the three plans has the highest EPS? The lowest?
- b. In part (a) 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?
- c. Ignoring taxes, when will EPS be identical for Plans 1 and II?
- d. Repeat parts (a), (b), and (c) assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent Are the break-even levels of EBIT different from before? Why or why not?
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