Loving Gardens has $6 million in assets, $700,000 EBIT, 80,000 shares of stock outstanding, and a marginal

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Loving Gardens has $6 million in assets, $700,000 EBIT, 80,000 shares of stock outstanding, and a marginal tax rate equal to 40 percent. If LG's debt to total assets ratio (D/TA) is 70 percent, it pays 12 percent interest on debt, whereas if the D/TA ratio is 40 percent, interest is 9 percent. Calculate LG's EPS and ROE (ROE = Net income/Equity) for each capital structure. Which capital structure is better? Please provide steps to solution.
Capital Structure
Capital structure refers to a company’s outstanding debt and equity. The capital structure is the particular combination of debt and equity used by a finance its overall operations and growth. Capital structure maximizes the market value of a...
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ISBN: 978-1305666870

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Authors: Scott Besley, Eugene Brigham

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