Lenow Drug Stores and Hall Pharmaceuticals are competitors in the discount drug chain store business. The separate capital structures for Lenow and Hall are presented here.

a$.$ Complete the following table given earnings before interest and taxes of $$18,000,$$$42,000,$ and $$59,000.$ Assume the tax rate is $30.$ percent.

Note: Negative amounts should be indicated by parentheses or a minus sign. Round your answers to $2$ decimal places. Leave no cells blank be certain to enter $0$ wherever required.

$\backslash$table$[[$EBIT$,$Total Assets,EBIT$/$TA $\%,$Lenow EPS,Hall EPS,$\backslash$table$[[$What is the relationship between the$],[EPS$ of the two firms?$]]],[$$$,18,000,$$$,420,000,\%,$Lenow EPS $>$ Hall EPS$],[$$$,42,000,$$$,420,000,\%,,,$Lenow EPS $=$ Hall EPS$],[$$$,59,000,$$$,420,000,\%,,,$Lenow EPS $$ Hall EPS$]]$