Edsel Research Labs has $27.80 million in assets. Currently half of these assets are financed with long-term debt at 7 percent and half with common stock having a par value of $10. Ms. Edsel, the 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 percent. The tax rate is 35 percent. Under Plan D, a $6.95 million long-term bond would be sold at an interest rate of 10 percent and 695,000 shares of stock would be purchased in the market at $10 per share and retired. Under Plan E, 695,000 shares of stock would be sold at $10 per share and the $6,950,000 in proceeds would be used to reduce long-term debt. (a-1) How would each of these plans affect earnings per share? Note that due to tax loss carry-forwards and carry-backs, negative taxes can occur. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Enter your answers in dollars not in millions. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) Earnings per share Current $ Plan D $ Plan E $ (a-2) Which plan(s) would produce the highest EPS? Plan D Current Plan and Plan D Plan E (b) Which plan would be most favorable if return on assets increased to 14 percent? Current Plan Plan D Plan E (c) Assuming return on assets is back to the original 9 percent, but the interest rate on new debt in Plan D is 6 percent, which of the three plans will produce the highest EPS? Current Plan and Plan D Plan D Plan E