Dickinson Company has $11,860,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 9.3 percent and half with common stock having a par value of $8. Ms. Park, Vice President of Finance, wishes to analyze two refinancing plans, one with more debt (D) and one with more equity (E). The company earns a return on assets before interest and taxes of 9.3 percent. The tax rate is 40 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions apply, so negative tax amounts are permissable.

Under Plan D, a $2,965,000 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 11.3 percent and 370,625 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $8 per share and retired.

Under Plan E, 370,625 shares of stock would be sold at $8 per share and the $2,965,000 in proceeds would be used to reduce long-term debt.

a. Compute earnings per share considering the current plan and the two new plans.

Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

b-1. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets fell to 4.65 percent.

Note: Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Leave no cells blank be certain to enter 0 wherever required.

b-2. Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets fell to 4.65 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans.

multiple choice 1

Plan E

Plan D

Current Plan

b-3. Compute the earnings per share if return on assets increased to 14.3 percent.

Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

b-4. Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets increased to 14.3 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans.

multiple choice 2

Plan D

Current Plan

Plan E

c-1. If the market price for common stock rose to $10 before the restructuring, compute the earnings per share. Continue to assume that $2,965,000 million in debt will be used to retire stock in Plan D and $2,965,000 million of new equity will be sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is 9.3 percent.

Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

c-2. If the market price for common stock rose to $10 before the restructuring, which plan would then be most attractive?

multiple choice 3

Plan E

Current Plan

Plan D