Repeat parts (a) and (b) in Problem 1 assuming Beckett has a tax rate of 35 percent.

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Repeat parts (a) and (b) in Problem 1 assuming Beckett has a tax rate of 35 percent.

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a. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. Also, calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession.

b. Repeat part (a) assuming that Beckett goes through with recapitalization. What do you observe?

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Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-0077905200

3rd edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford

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