Money, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $200, 000. Earn

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Money, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $200, 000. Earnings before interest and taxes. EBIT. are projected to be $30, 000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 18 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 20 percent lower. Money is considering a $75, 000 debt issue with an interest rate of 8 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 8.000 shares outstanding. Money has a tax rate 35 percent. Calculate earnings per share (EPS) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16)) Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Calculate earnings per share (EPS) under each of the three economic scenarios assuming the company goes through with recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16)) Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16))

Explanation / Answer

a-1

$ 30,000 x ( 1-0.35) / 8,000 = $ 2.44*

a-2.

b-1

Market price of share = $ 200,000 / 8,000 = $ 25

Debt of $ 75,000 would be used to purchase $ 75,000 / 25 = 3,000 shares of common stock

Number of shares = 8,000 - 3,000 = 5,000

b-2.

EPS Recession $ 1.95 Normal $ 2.44* Expansion $ 2.88

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