EPS, Debt-to-Equity, Breakeven point LexMart maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0 regardless of whether the firm...

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EPS, Debt-to-Equity, Breakeven point LexMart maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0 regardless of whether the firm experiences expansion or contraction. At the present time, LexMart has $1,000 par value bonds outstanding that pay 11% annual interest. The firm also has 2.9 million shares of common stock outstanding that sells for $24 per share. a. Based on LexMart's current annual NOP of $23,500,000 and its corporate tax rate of 21%, what is its EPS? b. If LexMart would like to finance a $63 million expansion while maintaining it's current debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0, how many bonds at $1,000 per bond and shares of stock will it have to sell to pay for the expansion? c. After the expansion, what level of annual NOP will LexMart have to generate to maintain its current level of EPS? a. LexMart's current EPS is $ 4.316. (Round to three decimal places.) b. The number of bonds LexMart will have to sell to pay for the expansion is 31500 bonds. (Round the the nearest whole number.) The number of stock shares LexMart will have to sell to pay for the expansion is 1312500 shares. (Round the the nearest whole number.) c. After the expansion, the level of annual NOP LexMart will have to generate to maintain its current level of EPS is $23637760 (Round to the nearest whole number.) EPS, Debt-to-Equity, Breakeven point LexMart maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0 regardless of whether the firm experiences expansion or contraction. At the present time, LexMart has $1,000 par value bonds outstanding that pay 11% annual interest. The firm also has 2.9 million shares of common stock outstanding that sells for $24 per share. a. Based on LexMart's current annual NOP of $23,500,000 and its corporate tax rate of 21%, what is its EPS? b. If LexMart would like to finance a $63 million expansion while maintaining it's current debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0, how many bonds at $1,000 per bond and shares of stock will it have to sell to pay for the expansion? c. After the expansion, what level of annual NOP will LexMart have to generate to maintain its current level of EPS? a. LexMart's current EPS is $ 4.316. (Round to three decimal places.) b. The number of bonds LexMart will have to sell to pay for the expansion is 31500 bonds. (Round the the nearest whole number.) The number of stock shares LexMart will have to sell to pay for the expansion is 1312500 shares. (Round the the nearest whole number.) c. After the expansion, the level of annual NOP LexMart will have to generate to maintain its current level of EPS is $23637760 (Round to the nearest whole number.)