Required: a. Assuming TOPP maintains its current income level and achieves the expected income from expansion, what will be TOPP's earnings per share: (1) If expansion is financed by debt? (2) If expansion is financed by equity? b. At what level of income before interest and taxes will earnings per share be equal under both alternatives?
Required: a. Assuming TOPP maintains its current income level and achieves the expected income from expansion, what will be TOPP's earnings per share: (1) If expansion is financed by debt? (2) If expansion is financed by equity? b. At what level of income before interest and taxes will earnings per share be equal under both alternatives?
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Please answer Problem 10-12 parts a (1-2) and b.

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(a) 1. $6.54
Financial Statement Analysis
Required:
a. Assuming TOPP maintains its current income level and achieves the expected income from expansion, what will
be TOPP's earnings per share:
(1) If expansion is financed by debt?
(2) If expansion is financed by equity?
b. At what level of income before interest and taxes will earnings per share be equal under both alternatives?

Transcribed Image Text:TOPP Company is planning to invest $20,000,000 in an expansion program expected to increase
income before interest and taxes by $4,000,000. TOPP currently is earning $5 per share on
2,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding. TOPP's capital structure prior to the invest-
ment is as follows:
Total debt.....
Shareholders' equity....
Total capitalization....
00
028r
Expansion can be financed by the sale of 400,000 shares at $50 each or by issuing long-term debt
at 6%. TOPP's most recent income statement follows:
Sales ....
$100,000,000
Variable costs....
Fixed costs...
Total costs.
$20,000,000
50,000,000
$70,000,000
Income before interest and taxes...
Interest expense (6% rate). . . . .
Income before taxes
Income taxes (40% rate).
Net income....
... $60,000,000
20,000,000
ani
(80,000,000)
20,000,000
(1,000,000)
19,000,000
(7,600,000)
$ 11,400,000
PROBLEM 10-12
Analyzing Alternative
Financing Strategies
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