Consider a firm with an EBIT of $553,000. The firm finances its assets with $1,030,000 debt (costing 5.8 percent) and 203,000 shares of stock selling at $14.00 per share. The firm is considering increasing its debt by $900,000, using the proceeds to buy back 78,000 shares of stock. The firm is in the 35 percent tax bracket. The change in capital structure will have no effect on the operations of the firm. Thus, EBIT will remain at $553,000.

Calculate the change in the firms EPS from this change in capital structure. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)