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Bellwood Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 22,000 shares of stock and $79,500 in debt. Plan II would result in 16,000 shares of stock and $238,500 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 6 percent. a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $75,000. The all-equity plan would result in 25,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. In part (a), what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) c. Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) d-1. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 23 percent, what is the EPS of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d-2. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 23 percent, what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) d-3. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 23 percent, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Answer is not complete. |A| $ A| Plan I EPS Plan II EPS All equity EPS Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT Plan Il and all-equity break-even EBIT Plan I and Plan Il break-even EBIT A| $ A| $ $ $ $ 3.19 3.79 3.00 119,250 119,250 39,750 2.45 2.91 2.31 Plan | EPS Plan II EPS All equity EPS Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT $ A A 62,310 Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT Plan I and Plan Il break-even EBIT