Problem $2-19$ Debt versus Equity Financing $($LG$2-1)$

You are considering a stock investment in one of two firms $($NoEquity$,$ Incorporated, and NoDebt, Incorporated$),$ both of which operate in the same industry and have identical EBITDA of $$38\mathrm{.}2$ million and operating income of $$27\mathrm{.}5$ million. NoEquity, Incorporated, finances its $$50$ million in assets with $$49$ million in debt $($on which it pays $10$ percent interest annually$)$ and $$1$ million in equity. NoDebt, Incorporated, finances its $$50$ million in assets with no debt and $$50$ million in equity. Both firms pay a tax rate of $21$ percent on their taxable income.

Calculate the net income and return on assets$-$funders' investments$-$for the two firmp.

Note: Enter your dollar answers in millions of dollars. Round "Net income" answers to $3$ decimal places and "Return on assets" answers to $2$ decimal places.

$\backslash$table$[[$Net income,NoEquity,NoDebt$],[$$$,17\mathrm{.}854,$million,$$,21\mathrm{.}725,$million$],[$Return on asset$-$funders' investment,,$36\mathrm{.}44,\%,,43\mathrm{.}45,\%$