Nautical Marina needs to raise $1.0 million to expand the company. Nautical Marina is considering the issuance

Question:

Nautical Marina needs to raise $1.0 million to expand the company. Nautical Marina is considering the issuance of either

• $1,000,000 of 8% bonds payable to borrow the money, or

• 100,000 shares of common stock at $10 per share.

Before any new financing, Nautical Marina expects to earn net income of $400,000, and the company already has 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Nautical Marina believes the expansion will increase income before interest and income tax by $100,000. The income tax rate is 40%.

Prepare an analysis to determine which plan is likely to result in the higher earnings per share. Based solely on the earnings-per-share comparison, which financing plan would you recommend for Nautical Marina?

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