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Coldstream Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would res

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Question

Coldstream Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 7,500 shares of stock and $100,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 6,600 shares of stock and $120,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 6 percent.

a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $50,000. The all-equity plan would result in 12,000 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.)

EBIT           $  

d-1
Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40 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 40 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 40 percent, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

EBIT           $

EPS Plan I $ Plan II $ All equity $

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a Plan 1 Plan 2 All Equity EBIT $                 50,000 $        50,000 $        50,000 Interest on Debt
(100000*6% )(120000*6%) $                   6,000 $          7,200 $                 -   Profit Before Tax $                 44,000 $        42,800 $        50,000 No. of Shares $                   7,500 $          6,600 $        12,000 EPS $                     5.87 $            6.48 $            4.17