A Company earns a profit of Rs. 3,00,000 per annum after meeting its Interest liability of Rs. 1,20,000 on 12% debentures. The Tax rate is 50%. The number of Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are 80,000 and the retained earnings amount to Rs. 12,00,000.The company proposes to take up an expansion scheme for which a sum of Rs. 4,00,000 is required.

It is anticipated that after expansion, the company will be able to achieve the same return on investment as at present. The funds required for expansion can be raised either through debt at the rate of 12% or by issuing Equity Shares at par. Required:

i) Compute the Earnings per Share (EPS), if:

a) The additional funds were raised as debt

b) The additional funds were raised by issue of equity shares

ii) Advise the company as to which source of finance is preferable.