Kaelea, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $110,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $8,800 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 23 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 32 percent lower. The company is considering a $36,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 6 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 4,400 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for this problem.

(Note:, all of the answers are wrong except for part b)

a. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued.

a. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EPS Recession Normal Expansion $5.44 8.00 9.84 b. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) Recession .32 % Expansion 23% Assume the company goes through with recapitalization c. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios after the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EPS Recession Normal Expansion 8 2.56 1.84 d. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers asa percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) 32% -23 % Recession Expansion