Company A is planning a $4,000,000 expansion this year. The expansion can be financed by issuing either common shares of bonds. The new common share can be sold for $5 per share. The bonds can be issued with a 12% coupon rates. The firm’s existing preference share pay dividends of $2 per share. The company’s corporate income tax is 30%. The financial statement is as follow:- Current Assets                                                                      $ 2,000,000 Fixed Assets                                                                         $ 8,000,000                                                                                               $ 10,000,000   Current Liabilities                                                                 $ 1,500,000 Bonds: (8.5%, $1,000 par value)                                                $ 4,000,000 (9%, $1,000 par Value)                                                   $ 1,000,000   Preference Shares ($ 100 par value)                                                           $ 500,000   Ordinary Shares ($ 2 par value)                                                                $ 2,400,000 Retained Earnings                                                          $ 600,000                                                                                         $ 10,000,000   Calculate the indifference level of EBIT between the two Plans. If EBIT is Expected to be RM1,500,000 which plan will result in a high EPS?

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Company A is planning a $4,000,000 expansion this year. The expansion can be financed by issuing either common shares of bonds. The new common share can be sold for $5 per share. The bonds can be issued with a 12% coupon rates. The firm’s existing preference share pay dividends of $2 per share. The company’s corporate income tax is 30%. The financial statement is as follow:-

Current Assets                                                                      $ 2,000,000

Fixed Assets                                                                         $ 8,000,000

                                                                                              $ 10,000,000

 

Current Liabilities                                                                 $ 1,500,000

Bonds:

(8.5%, $1,000 par value)                                                $ 4,000,000

(9%, $1,000 par Value)                                                   $ 1,000,000

 

Preference Shares

($ 100 par value)                                                           $ 500,000

 

Ordinary Shares

($ 2 par value)                                                                $ 2,400,000

Retained Earnings                                                          $ 600,000

                                                                                        $ 10,000,000

 

  1. Calculate the indifference level of EBIT between the two Plans.
  2. If EBIT is Expected to be RM1,500,000 which plan will result in a high EPS?
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