Perform an EPS/EBIT Analysis for PepsiCo Purpose An EPS/EBIT analysis is one of the most widely used
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Perform an EPS/EBIT Analysis for PepsiCo Purpose An EPS/EBIT analysis is one of the most widely used techniques for determining the extent that debt or stock should be used to finance strategies to be implemented. This exercise can give you practice performing EPS/EBIT analysis.
Instructions Amount PepsiCo needs: $18 = to acquire Monster Beverage Interest rate: 3% Tax rate: 2,090/8,304 = 25.2% is PepsiCo's tax rate in 2012 Stock price: $83 in May 2013 Number of shares outstanding: 1.5448 Prepare an EPS-EBIT analysis for PepsiCo. Determine whether PepsiCo should use all debt, all stock, or a 50-50 combination of debt and stock to finance this market-development strategy. Develop an EPS-EBIT chart after completing the EPS-EBIT table. Give a three sentence recommendation for PepsiCo's CFO.
Management Accounting Information for Decision-Making and Strategy Execution
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