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As the Financial vice president for Bear Enterprises, you have the following inf

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Question

As the Financial vice president for Bear Enterprises, you have the following information:

Expected net income after tax next year before new financing : $60,000,000

Sinking Fund payments due next year on existing debt: $20,000,000

Interest due next year on existing debt $18,000,000

Company Tax rate 25%

Common Stock Price, per share $17

Common Shares outstanding: 22,000,000

Calculate Bear's Earnings Per Share for next year assuming the firm raises $60 Million of new debt at an interest rate of 9 percent

a. $2.54 b. $22.54 c. $1.69 d. $16.95

I have narrowed it down to A or C.

Do you take 60m*.09 = 5,400,000

60,000,000 - 5,400,000 - 18,000,000 = 36,600,000

36,000,000/22,000,000 shares = $1.66 so answer would be C?

Explanation / Answer

Answer: a $2.54

Earning After Tax before new Financing 60000000 Earning Before Tax before new Financing: 6000000/(1-0.25) 80000000 Less: Interest New Financing: (60000000*0.09) -5400000 Earning Before Tax 74600000 Less: Tax @25% (74600000*0.25) -18650000 Earnings Available for Equity Share Holders 55950000 Common Shares Outstanding 22000000 Earning Per Share 2.54