Tim Smith is the owner, president, and primary salesperson for Blue Manufacturin
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Question
Tim Smith is the owner, president, and primary salesperson for Blue Manufacturing. Because of this, the company's profits are driven by the amount of work Tim does. If he workds 40 hours each week, the company's EBIT will be $405,000 per year, and if he works a 50-hour week, the company's EBIT will be $505,000 per year. the company is currently worth $2054 million. The company needs a cash infusion of $1.3 million, and it can issue equtiy or issue debt with an interest rate of 9.8 percent. Assume there are no corporate taxes.(round answer to the nearest whole dollare amount).
What are the cash inflow to Tim under each scenario?
Debt issue Equity issue
40 hour week cash flow $________ $_________
50 hour week cash flow $________ $_________
Explanation / Answer
under debt issue
for 40 hour week cash flow
cash inflow = EBIT - interest = 405000 - 1300000 * 9.8% = 277600
for 50 hour week
cash inflow = 505000 - 127400 = 377600
under equity issue
for 40 hour week
tims owenership percentage = 2054/(2054+1.3) = 99.94%
cash inflow = 99.94% * 405000 = 404757
for 50 hor week
cash inflow = 99.94% * 505000 = 504697