Emco Products has a present capital structure consisting only of common stock

(10 million shares). The company is planning a major expansion. At this time, the company is undecided between the following two financing plans (assume a 40 percent marginal tax rate):

■ Plan 1: Equity financing. Under this plan, an additional 5 million shares of common stock will be sold at $10 each.

■ Plan 2: Debt financing. Under this plan, $50 million of 10 percent long-term debt will be sold.

One piece of information the company desires for its decision analysis is an EBITEPS analysis. P-9687