Hale Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan
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Hale 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 145,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 90,000 shares of stock outstanding and $3,047,000 in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 8 percent and there are no taxes.
a. If EBIT is $400,000, which plan will result in the higher EPS?
b. If EBIT is $700,000, which plan will result in the higher EPS?
c. What is the break-even EBIT?
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Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications
ISBN: 978-1259289903
5th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan
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