As the chief financial officer of Adirondack Designs, you have the following information:

Next year$$s expected net income after tax but before new financing $ $43$ million

Sinking$-$fund payments due next year on the existing debt $ $18$ million

Interest due next year on the existing debt $ $13$ million

Common stock price, per share $ $29\mathrm{.}5$

Common shares outstanding $23$ million

Company tax rate $35\%$

Calculate Adirondack$$s times$-$interest$-$earned ratio for next year assuming the firm raises $$53$ million of new debt at an interest rate of $2$ percent.

Calculate Adirondack$$s times$-$burden$-$covered ratio for next year assuming annual sinking$-$fund payments on the new debt will equal $$6\mathrm{.}0$ million.

Calculate next year$$s earnings per share assuming Adirondack raises the $$53$ million of new debt.

Calculate next year$$s times$-$interest$-$earned ratio, times$-$burden$-$covered ratio, and earnings per share if Adirondack sells $1\mathrm{.}8$ million new shares at $$28$ a share instead of raising new debt.