Break-Even EBIT and Leverage (LO1, 2)Des Chatels Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 13,000 shares of stock and $130,500 in debt. Plan II would result in 10,400 shares of stock and $243,600 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 10 percent.

1. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $56,000. The all-equity plan would result in 16,000 shares of stock outstanding. Which of the three plans has the highest EPS? The lowest?
2. 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?
3. Ignoring taxes, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II?
4. 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?