Question

Byrd Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, the company would have 200,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 150,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.2 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 5 percent and there are no taxes.

  

a.	If EBIT is $350,000, what is the EPS for each plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b.	If EBIT is $600,000, what is the EPS for each plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c.	What is the break-even EBIT? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.)

Answer 1