Next years EBIT for the Latrobe Company is approximately normally distributed with an expected value of $8

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Next year’s EBIT for the Latrobe Company is approximately normally distributed with an expected value of $8 million and a standard deviation of $5 million. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent. Fixed financial charges (interest payments) next year are $1.5 million. Determine the probability that Latrobe will have?
a. Negative EPS
b. Positive EPS

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Contemporary Financial Management

ISBN: 9780324289114

10th Edition

Authors: James R Mcguigan, R Charles Moyer, William J Kretlow

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