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Donat Corp. is a small company looking at two possible capital structures. Currently, the firm is an all-equity firm with $600,000 in assets and 100,000 shares outstanding. The market value of each share is $6.00. The CEO of Donat is thinking of leveraging the firm by selling $300,000 of debt financing and retiring 50,000 shares, leaving 50,000 shares outstanding. The cost of debt is 5% annually, and the current corporate tax rate for Donat is 30%. The CEO believes that Donat will earn $50,000 per year before interest and taxes. Which of the statements below is TRUE? A. all-equity EPS is $0.35. B. 50/50 debt-to-equity EPS is $0.49. C. Shareholders will be better off with a price of $0.14 per share under a firm with $300,000 in debt financing versus a firm that is all-equity. D. All of these are all true.

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