Dickinson Company has $11,960,000 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 9.8 percent and half with common stock having a par value of $8. Ms. Smith, 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 9.8 percent. The tax rate is 45 percent. Tax loss carryover provisions apply, so negative tax amounts are permissable.

Under Plan D, a $2,990,000 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 11.8 percent and 373,750 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $8 per share and retired.

Under Plan E, 373,750 shares of stock would be sold at $8 per share and the $2,990,000 in proceeds would be used to reduce long-term debt.

a.	How would each of these plans affect earnings per share? Consider the current plan and the two new plans. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

	Current Plan	Plan D	Plan E
Earnings per share	$	$	$

b-1.	Compute the earnings per share if return on assets fell to 4.90 percent. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

	Current Plan	Plan D	Plan E
Earnings per share	$	$	$

b-2.

Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets fell to 4.90 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans.

	Plan E
	Plan D
	Current Plan

b-3.	Compute the earnings per share if return on assets increased to 14.8 percent. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

	Current Plan	Plan D	Plan E
Earnings per share	$	$	$

b-4.

Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets increased to 14.8 percent? Consider the current plan and the two new plans.

	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 $2,990,000 million in debt will be used to retire stock in Plan D and $2,990,000 million of new equity will be sold to retire debt in Plan E. Also assume that return on assets is 9.8 percent. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

	Current Plan	Plan D	Plan E
Earnings per share	$	$	$

c-2.

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

	Plan E
	Plan D
	Current Plan