Blue Stripes Co. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 9,000 shares of stock and $342,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 12,600 shares of stock and $205,200 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 10 percent.
Requirement 1:
Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $53,500. The all-equity plan would result in 18,000 shares of stock outstanding. Compute the EPS for each plan.
Requirement 2:
(a) In req. (1), what is the break-even level of EBIT for Plan I as compared to that for an all-equity plan?
(b) In req. (1), what is the break-even level of EBIT for Plan II as compared to that for an all-equity plan?
Requirement 3:
Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II?
Requirement 4:
Assume the corporate tax rate is 30 percent.
(a) Compute the EPS for each plan.
(b) What is the break-even level of EBIT for Plan I as compared to that for an all-equity plan?
(c) What is the break-even level of EBIT for Plan II as compared to that for an all-equity plan?
(d) At what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II?