(EBIT-EPS analysis) Bill and Kate Theil are not only husband and wife but entrepreneurs who have established three successful businesses. The proposed plan for their latest effort involves a series of intemational retail outlets to distribute and service a full line of ingenious home garden tools. The stores would be located in high traffic cities in Latin America such as Panama City, Bogot, So Paulo, and Buenos Aires. The entrepreneurs have proposed two financing plans Plan A is an all common-equity structure Five million dollars would be raised by selling 250.000 shares of common stock, Plan B would involve the use of long term debt financing Three million dollars would be raised by marketing bonds with an effective interest rate of 16 percent Under plan B, another $2 million would be raised by selling 100,000 shares of common stock. With both plans, $5 million is needed to launch the new firm's operations The debt funds raised under plan B are considered to have no fixed maturity date, because this portion of financial leverage is thought to be a permanent part of the company's capital structure. The two promising entrepreneurs have decided to use a 25 percent tax rate in their analysis, and they have hired you on a consulting basis to do the following a. Find the EBIT indifference level associated with the two financing proposals. b. Prepare income statements for the Iwo plans that prove EPS will be the same regardless of the plan chosen at the EBIT level found in part a a. What is the EBIT indifference level associated with the two financing proposals? s(Round to the nearest dollar) b. Fill in the blanks in the following income statement for plan A. Round the EPS to three decimal places and all other items to the nearest dollar PLANA EBIT [Type a whole number Less: Interest expenses {Round to the nearest dollari Earnings before taxes (EBT) $ (Round to the nearest dollar Less Taxes at 25% S Round to the nearest dollar) Net income {Round to the nearest dallar) Divide Number of common shares Type a whole number Earnings per share (EPS) Round to the nearest cent (EBIT-EPS analysis) Bill and Kate Theil are not only husband and wife but entrepreneurs who have established three successful businesses. The proposed plan for their latest effort involves a series of international retail outlets to distribute and service a full line of ingenious home garden tools. The stores would be located in high traffic cities in Latin America such as Panama City, Bogot, So Paulo, and Buenos Aires. The entrepreneurs have proposed two financing plans. Plan A is an all common equity structure. Five million dollars would be raised by selling 250 000 shares of common stock. Plan B would involve the use of long-term debt financing Three million dollars would be raised by marketing bonds with an effective interest rate of 16 percent. Under plan B another $2 million would be raised by selling 100,000 shares of common stock With both plans, $5 million is needed to launch the new firm's operations. The debt funds raised under plan B are considered to have no fixed maturity date, because this portion of financial leverage is thought to be a permanent part of the company's capital structure. The two promising entrepreneurs have decided to use a 25 percent tax rate in their analysis, and they have hired you on a consulting basis to do the following a. Find the EBIT indifference level associated with the two financing proposals b. Prepare income statements for the two plans that prove EPS will be the same regardless of the plan chosen at the EBIT level found in part a Divide Number of common shares (Type a whole number) Famings per share (EPS) (Round to the nearest cent) Fill in the blanks in the following income statement for plan B. Round the EPS to three decimal places and all other items to the nearest dollar PLAN B FRIT Less Interest expenses Earnings before taxes (EBT) Tess Taxes at 25% Net income Divide Number of common shares Earnings per share (EPS) S (Type a whole number) (Round to the nearest dollar) {Round to the nearest dollar) (Round to the nearest dollar S (Round to the nearest dollar 1 (Type a whole number $(Round to the nearest cent)