The Verbrugge Publishing Company's 2016 balance sheet and income statement are as follows (in millions of dollars). Balance Sheet | | | | | Current assets | $168 | | Current liabilities | $42 | Net fixed assets | 153 | | Advance payments | 78 | Goodwill | 15 | | Reserves | 6 | | | | $6 preferred stock, $112.50 par value (1,200,000 shares) | 135 | | | | $10.50 preferred stock, no par, callable at $150 (60,000 shares) | 9 | | | | Common stock, $1.50 par value (6,000,000 shares) | 9 | | | | Retained earnings | 57 | Total assets | $336 | | Total claims | $336 | Income | | Net sales | $540.0 | Operating expense | 516.0 | Net operating income | $ 24.0 | Other income | 3.0 | EBT | $ 27.0 | Taxes (50%) | 13.5 | Net income | $ 13.5 | Dividends on $6 preferred | 7.2 | Dividends on $10.50 preferred | 0.6 | Income available to common stockholders | $ 5.7 | Verbrugge and its creditors have agreed upon a voluntary reorganization plan. In this plan, each share of the $6 preferred will be exchanged for one share of $2.30 preferred with a par value of $39.50 plus one 8% subordinated income debenture with a par value of $73. The $10.50 preferred issue will be retired with cash. - Construct the projected balance sheet while assuming that reorganization takes place. Show the new preferred stock at its par value. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places. The projected balance sheet (in millions of dollars) follows:
Current assets | $ | | Current liabilities | $ | Net fixed assets | $ | | Advance payments | $ | Goodwill | $ | | Reserves | $ | | | | Subordinated debentures | $ | | | | $2.3 preferred stock, $39.5 par value (1,200,000 shares) | $ | | | | Common stock, $1.50 par value (6,000,000 shares) | $ | | | | Retained earnings | $ | Total assets | $ | | Total claims | $ | - Construct the projected income statement. What is the income available to common shareholders in the proposed recapitalization? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places. The projected income statement (in millions of dollars) follows:
Net sales | $ | Operating expense | $ | Net operating income | $ | Other income | $ | EBIT | $ | Interest expense | $ | EBT | $ | Taxes (50%) | $ | Net income | $ | Dividends on $2.30 preferred | $ | Income available to common stockholders | $ | - Required earnings is defined as the amount that is just enough to meet fixed charges (debenture interest and/or preferred dividends). What are the required pre-tax earnings before and after the recapitalization? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.
The required pre-tax earnings before recapitalization | $ million | The required pre-tax earnings after recapitalization | $ million | - How is the debt ratio affected by the reorganization? Round your answers to two decimal places.
The debt ratio before reorganization | % | The debt ratio after reorganization | % | |