CONSIDER A FIRM WITH AN EBIT OF $554,000. THE FIRM FINANCES ITS ASSETS WITH $1,040,000 DEBT (COTING 5.9 PERCENT AND IS ALL TAX DEDUCTIBLE) AD 204,000 SHARES OF STOCK SELLING AT $15.00 PER SHARE. THE FIRM IS CONSIDERING INCREASING ITS DEBT BY $900,00, USING THE PROCEEDS TO BUY BACK 79,000 SHARES OF STOCK. THE FIRMS TAX RATE IS 21 PERCENT. THE CHANGE IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRM. THUS, EBIT WILL REMAIN AT $ 554,000.

CALCULATE THE CHANGE IN THE FIRMS EPS FROM THIS CHANGE IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE. NOTE:::: ROUND YOUR ANSWER TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES

EPS before: $ ____________

EPS after: $ ____________

Difference : $______________