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DAR Corporation is comparing two different capital structures: an all-equity pla

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Question

DAR Corporation 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 195,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 145,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.9 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 7 percent, and there are no taxes.

  

If EBIT is $475,000, what is the EPS for each plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  

    

If EBIT is $725,000, what is the EPS for each plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  

   

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.)

  

DAR Corporation 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 195,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 145,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.9 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 7 percent, and there are no taxes.

Explanation / Answer

EPS = (EBIT- interest)/n

Plan I = (475,000-0)/ 195,000

                = 2.44

Plan II = ( 475,00 – 2,900,000 x 7%)/ 145,000

                =(475,000 -203,000)/145,000

                =1.88

EPS = (EBIT- interest)/n

Plan I = (725,000-0)/ 195,000

                = 3.72

Plan II = (725,00 – 203,000)/ 145,000

                =522,000/145,000

                =3.60

EPS of unlevered firm = EPS of levered firm

(EBIT-0)/195,000 = (EBIT-203,000)/ 145,000

145 EBIT = 195 EBIT – 39585000

EBIT =39585000/( 195-145)

         = 791,700