A company is financed with equity of $4.5 million and a bank loan of $2.5 million with an interest rate of 8.6% per annum. The EBIT is $1.12 million. The applicable tax rate is 19%. Use the above information to calculate the following: a) change in the return on equity and the degree of financial leverage given a 15% increase in EBIT next year, b) change in the return on equity and the degree of financial leverage given a 5% decrease in EBIT in the following year (the year following the year in which EBIT grew by 15%).

A company is financed with equity of $4.5 million and a bank loan of $2.5 million with an interest rate of 8.6% per annum. The EBIT is $1.12 million. The applicable tax rate is 19%. Use the above information to calculate the following: a) change in the return on equity and the degree of financial leverage given a 15% increase in EBIT next year, b) change in the return on equity and the degree of financial leverage given a 5% decrease in EBIT in the following year (the year following the year in which EBIT grew by 15%).

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