A. An equity investor is considering purchasing a company which has $1,200 of EBITDA for an 8x multiple.The investor is willing to invest $3,000.How much debt is required?Assuming 3 years from now EBITDA is $1,400 and the company is sold for an 8x multiple, what will be the equity return assuming no debt paydown?

B. A company with EBITDA of $1,200 is purchased for an 8x multiple, financed with $6,000 of debt.How much equity is used to finance the purchase?Assuming the company reports interest expense of $240 on its income statement, what is interest coverage?

C. Assume that the $6,000 of debt in the previous example consisted of $4,000 of senior debt and $2,000 of subordinated debt.Now assume that EBITDA drops to $600, and is still valued at an 8x multiple.In a bankruptcy, how much would senior debt recover?How much would subordinated debt recover?