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 180,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 130,000 shares of stock outstanding and $1.925 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 8 percent, and there are no taxes. a. If EBIT is $400,000, what is the EPS for each plan

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topeadeniran2 topeadeniran2 · Answer 1 · 2021-02-22T11:08:08+01:00

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Explanation:

Under Plan I, the EPS would be calculated as:

= EBIT / Shares of stock outstanding

= $400,000 / 180,000 shares

EPS = $2.22

Under Plan II, the EPS will be calculated as thus:

We should note that the EBIT in this case will be reduced by interest payment. This will be:

= $400000 - 8% (1.925 million)

= $400000 - 0.08($1,925,000)

= $400,000 - $154000

= $246,000

Then, the EPS for plan II will be calculated as:

EPS = $246,000 / 130,000 shares

EPS = $1.89