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Round Hammer is comparing two different capital structures: An all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, the company would have 175,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 125,000 shares of stock outstanding and $1.7 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 5 percent, and there are no taxes. |
a. |
If EBIT is $325,000, what is the EPS for each plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
b. | If EBIT is $575,000, what is the EPS for each plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
c. | What is the break-even EBIT? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.) |