You hold a 30% common stock interest in the family-owned business, a vending machine company. Your sister, who is the manager, has proposed an expansion of plant facilities at an expected cost of $6,000,000. Two alternative plans have been suggested as methods of financing the expansion. Each plan is briefly described as follows:

Plan 1. Issue $6,000,000 of 15-year, 8% notes at face amount.

Plan 2. Issue an additional 100,000 shares of $20 par common stock at $25 per share, and $3,500,000 of 15-year, 8% notes at face amount.

The balance sheet as of the end of the previous fiscal year is as follows:

Net income has remained relatively constant over the past several years. The expansion program is expected to increase yearly income before bond interest and income tax from $900,000 in the previous year to $1,200,000 for this year.
Your sister has asked you, as the company treasurer, to prepare an analysis of each financing plan.
a. Prepare a table indicating the expected earnings per share on the common stock under each plan. Assume an income tax rate of 25%.
b. (1) Discuss the factors that should be considered in evaluating the two plans.
(2) Which plan offers the greater benefit to the present stockholders? Give reasons for youropinion.

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MOJAVE OASIS, INC. Balance Sheet December 31, 2012 Assets Current assets Property, plant, and equipment $10,000,000 15,000,000 $25,000,000 Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities Common stock, $20 Paid-in capital in excess of par Retained earnings $ 7,000,000 8,000,000 300,000 9,700,000 $25,000,000 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity