Question: Bellwood Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 26,000 shares of stock and $85,500 in debt. Plan II would result

Bellwood Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 26,000 shares of stock and $85,500 in debt. Plan II would result in 20,000 shares of stock and $256,500 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 6 percent.

a.

Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $95,000. The all-equity plan would result in 29,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

b. In part (a), what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
c. Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
d-1. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 22 percent, what is the EPS of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
d-2. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 22 percent, what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
d-3.

Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 22 percent, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

a. Plan I EPS =

Plan II EPS =

All equity EPS =

b, Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT =

c. Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT =

Plan I and Plan II break-even EBIT =

d-1. Plan I EPS =

Plan II EPS =

All equity EPS =

d-2. Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT =

Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT =

d-3. Plan I and Plan II break-even EBIT =

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