Question: Kolby Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 15,000 shares of stock and $100,000 in debt. Plan II would result
| Kolby Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 15,000 shares of stock and $100,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 11,500 shares of stock and $170,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 5 percent. |
| a. | Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $70,000. The all-equity plan would result in 20,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
| EPS | ||
| Plan I | 4.33 $ | |
| Plan II | 5.35 $ | |
| All equity | 3.50 $ | |
| 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.) |
| EBIT | ||
| Plan I and all-equity | 20,000 $ | |
| Plan II and all-equity | 20,000 $ | |
| c. | Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
| EBIT | 20,000 $ |
| d-1 | Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent, what is the EPS of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
| EPS | ||
| Plan I | 2.60 $ | |
| Plan II | 3.21 $ | |
| All equity | 2.10 $ | |
| d-2 | Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 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.) |
| EBIT | ||
| Plan I and all-equity | 20,000 $ | |
| Plan II and all-equity | 20,000 $ | |
| d-3 | Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 percent, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
| EBIT
| 20,000 $ |
These are all the correct answers, but I only understand how to get part (a) why is almost everything 20,000? Could you go through steps? Thank you!
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