The CFO of Ink Imagination (II) wants to calculate next year?s EPS using different leverage ratios. II?s total assets are $5 million, and its marginal tax rate is 40 percent. The company has estimated next year?s EBIT for three possible economic states: $1.2 million with a 0.2 probability, $800,000 with a 0.5 probability, and $500,000 with a 0.3 probability. Calculate II?s expected EPS, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for each of the following capital structures. Which capital structure do you recommend?

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Leverage (Debt/Assets) Interest Rate Rate Shares of Stock Outstanding 300,000 20% 6% 50 10 200,000