Break-Even EBIT and Leverage Kolby Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in

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Break-Even EBIT and Leverage Kolby Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 900 shares of stock and $65,700 in debt. Plan II would result in 1,900 shares of stock and $29,200 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 10 percent.

a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $8,500. The all-equity plan would result in 2,700 shares of stock outstanding. Which of the three plans has the highest EPS? The lowest?

b. In part

(a) what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? Is one higher than the other? Why?

c. Ignoring taxes, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II?

d. Repeat parts (a), (b), and

(c) assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent.

Are the break-even levels of EBIT different from before? Why or why not?

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