Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc.$\text{'}$s income statement reports data for its first year of operation. The firm's CEO would like sales to increase by

$25\%$ next year.

Green Caterpillar is able to achieve this level of increased sales, but its interest costs increase from $10\%$ to $15\%$ of earnings before

interest and taxes $($EBIT$).$

The company's operating costs $($excluding depreciation and amortization$)$ remain at $60\%$ of net sales, and its depreciation and

amortization expenses remain constant from year to year.

The company's tax rate remains constant at $40\%$ of its pre$-$tax income or earnings before taxes $($EBT$).$

In Year $2,$ Green Caterpillar expects to pay $$200,000$ and $$1,407,600$ of preferred and common stock dividends, respectively.

Complete the Year $2$ income statement data for Green Caterpillar, then answer the questions that follow. Be sure to round each dollar value to the

nearest whole dollar.

Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc.Income Statement for Year Ending December $31$

Given the results of the previous income statement calculations, complete the following statements:

$$ In Year $2,$ if Green Caterpillar has $5,000$ shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, then each preferred share should expect to receive in annual dividends.

$$ If Green Caterpillar has $400,000$ shares of common stock issued and outstanding, then the firm$$s earnings per share $($EPS$)$ is expected to change from in Year $1$ to in Year $2.$

$$ Green Caterpillar$$s before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization $($EBITDA$)$ value changed from in Year $1$ to in Year $2.$

$$ It is to say that Green Caterpillar$$s net inflows and outflows of cash at the end of Years $1$ and $2$ are equal to the company$$s annual contribution to retained earnings, $$2,521,600$ and $$3,084,400,$ respectively. This is because of the items reported in the income statement involve payments and receipts of cash.