shich firms shareholders are wealthier? explain why

The following are selected financial information on Firm A and Firm B. You are asked to complete the table by methodically calculating the missing information. You will assume that Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) is 60% of Sales and that the company uses a marginal tax rate of 28% B $ 4,500 $ 4,500 60% 11 Revenue COGS Gross Profit Operating Expenses EBIT Interest Expense EBT Income Tax @ 35% Net Income 1,800 (300) 1,500 1,800 (300) 1,500 12 13 14 28% 1,080 1,055 15 Earnings per share 16 Dividend per share 17 Expected Return on Equity 18 Estimated Share Price 19 20 Market value of Equity Market Value of Debt Enterprise Value 3,470 3,052 $ 500 Outstanding Debt Shares Outstanding Cost of Debt Beta Expected return on Market Dividend pay-out ratio Dividend growth Risk free Common Equity Company's debt trading@ 1,000 5% 1.30 12% 40% 2% 3% 1,000 500 7% 1.80 12% 40% 2% $ $ n/a 3% 500 110