Question

Franklin Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, the company would have 170,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 120,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.21 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 7 percent and there are no taxes.
If EBIT is $450,000, what is the EPS for each plan?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is given below;

Explanation:

Plan  II    EPS=Net Income/Weighted Average shares outstanding

                    =$450,000-(2,210,000*7%)/120,000=$2.46

Plan I    =$450,000/170,000=$2.64