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(Leverage and EPS)You have developed the following pro forma income statement fo

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(Leverage and EPS)You have developed the following pro forma income statement for your corporation: LOADING... . It represents the most recent year's operations, which ended yesterday. Your supervisor in the controller's office has just handed you a memorandum asking for written responses to the following questions: a.If sales should increase by 2020 percent, by what percent would earnings before interest and taxes and net income increase? b.If sales should decrease by 2020 percent, by what percent would earnings before interest and taxes and net income decrease? c.If the firm were to reduce its reliance on debt financing such that interest expense were cut in half, how would this affect your answers to parts a and b? Please show work

Sales 45,682,000.00 Variable Costs -22,806,000.00 Revenue Before Fixed Costs 22,876,000.00 Fixed Costs -9,124,000.00 EBIT 13.752,000.00 Interest Expense -1,259,000.00 Earning before Taxes 12,493,000.00 Taxes (50%) -6,246,500.00 Net income 6,246,500.00

Explanation / Answer

Amount in $ A and B Particulars Present Sales Qty Increased by 20% Sales Qty decreased by 20% In % Sales           4,56,82,000 100    5,48,18,400    3,65,45,600 Variable Costs         -2,28,06,000         -0.50 -2,73,67,200 -1,82,44,800 Revenue Before Fixed Costs           2,28,76,000           0.50    2,74,51,200    1,83,00,800 Fixed Costs             -91,24,000      -91,24,000      -91,24,000 EBIT           1,37,52,000    1,83,27,200        91,76,800 Interest Expense             -12,59,000      -12,59,000      -12,59,000 Earning before Taxes           1,24,93,000    1,70,68,200        79,17,800 Taxes (50%)             -62,46,500      -85,34,100      -39,58,900 Net income              62,46,500        85,34,100        39,58,900 Change in EBIT        45,75,200      -45,75,200 Present EBIT    1,37,52,000    1,37,52,000 Change in EBIT % 33.27% -33.27% Change in Net Income        22,87,600      -22,87,600 Present Net Income        62,46,500        62,46,500 Change in Net Income % 36.62% -36.62% C Amount in $ Particulars Present Sales Qty Increased by 20% Sales Qty decreased by 20% In % Sales           4,56,82,000 100    5,48,18,400    3,65,45,600 Variable Costs         -2,28,06,000         -0.50 -2,73,67,200 -1,82,44,800 Revenue Before Fixed Costs           2,28,76,000           0.50    2,74,51,200    1,83,00,800 Fixed Costs             -91,24,000      -91,24,000      -91,24,000 EBIT           1,37,52,000    1,83,27,200        91,76,800 Interest Expense             -12,59,000        -6,29,500         -6,29,500 Earning before Taxes           1,24,93,000    1,76,97,700        85,47,300 Taxes (50%)             -62,46,500      -88,48,850      -42,73,650 Net income              62,46,500        88,48,850        42,73,650 Change in EBIT        45,75,200      -45,75,200 Present EBIT    1,37,52,000    1,37,52,000 Change in EBIT % 33.27% -33.27% Change in Net Income        26,02,350      -19,72,850 Present Net Income        62,46,500        62,46,500 Change in Net Income % 41.66% -31.58%