Delsing Canning Company is considering an expansion of its facilities. Its current income statement is as follows:

Sales $ $5,700,000$

Variable costs $(50\%$ of sales$)2,850,000$

Fixed costs $1,870,000$

Earnings before interest and taxes $($EBIT$)$ $ $980,000$

Interest $(10\%$ cost$)340,000$

Earnings before taxes $($EBT$)$ $ $640,000$

Tax $(35\%)224,000$

Earnings after taxes $($EAT$)$ $ $416,000$

Shares of common stock $270,000$

Earnings per share $ $1\mathrm{.}54$

The company is currently financed with $50$ percent debt and $50$ percent equity $($common stock, par value of $$10).$ In order to expand the facilities, Mr$.$ Delsing estimates a need for $$2\mathrm{.}7$ million in additional financing. His investment banker has laid out three plans for him to consider:

Sell $$2\mathrm{.}7$ million of debt at $9$ percent.

Sell $$2\mathrm{.}7$ million of common stock at $$25$ per share.

Sell $$1\mathrm{.}35$ million of debt at $8$ percent and $$1\mathrm{.}35$ million of common stock at $$30$ per share.

Variable costs are expected to stay at $50$ percent of sales, while fixed expenses will increase to $$2,370,000$ per year. Delsing is not sure how much this expansion will add to sales, but he estimates that sales will rise by $$1$ million per year for the next five years.

Delsing is interested in a thorough analysis of his expansion plans and methods of financing.He would like you to analyze the following: