Breakeven EBIT

Sanborn Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 14,000 shares of stock and $95,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 8,000 shares of stock and $190,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 9 percent.

a. Ignoring taxes, compare both of these plans to an all-equity plan assuming that EBIT will be $80,000. The all-equity plan would result in 20,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the EPS for each of these plans?

Plan I
Plan II
All Equity

b. In part (a), what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan?

Plan I and all-equity
Plan II and all-equity

c. Ignoring taxes, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I and II?

d-1. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40%, what is the EPS of the firm?

Plan I
Plan II
All Equity

d-2. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40%, what are the break-even levels of EBIT for each plan as compared to that for an all-equity plan?

Plan I and all-equity
Plan II and all-equity

d-3. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 40%, at what level of EBIT will EPS be identical for Plans I & II?

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