Bellwood Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 24,000 shares of stock and $82,500 in debt. Plan II would result in 18,000 shares of stock and $247,500 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 4 percent.    a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $85,000. The all-equity plan would result in 27,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) 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.) c. Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) d-1. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 25 percent, what is the EPS of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d-2. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 25 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.) d-3. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 25 percent, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)   a. Plan I EPS     Plan II EPS     All equity EPS   b. Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT   c. Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT     Plan I and Plan II break-even EBIT   d-1. Plan I EPS     Plan II EPS     All equity EPS   d-2. Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT     Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT

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Bellwood Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 24,000 shares of stock and $82,500 in debt. Plan II would result in 18,000 shares of stock and $247,500 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 4 percent.

  

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Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $85,000. The all-equity plan would result in 27,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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.)
c. Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
d-1. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 25 percent, what is the EPS of the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
d-2. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 25 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.)
d-3. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 25 percent, when will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

 

a. Plan I EPS  
  Plan II EPS  
  All equity EPS  
b. Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT  
c. Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT  
  Plan I and Plan II break-even EBIT  
d-1. Plan I EPS  
  Plan II EPS  
  All equity EPS  
d-2. Plan I and all-equity break-even EBIT  
  Plan II and all-equity break-even EBIT  
d-3. Plan I and Plan II break-even EBIT  
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