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 190,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 140,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.8 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 6 percent and there are no taxes. a. If EBIT is $275,000, 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 $525,000, 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