Eastern Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a...

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Eastern Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, Eastern would have 265,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 185,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.8 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 10 percent and there are no taxes.

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a. If EBIT is $750,000, which plan will result in the higher EPS?

b. If EBIT is $1,500,000, which plan will result in the higher EPS?

c. What is the break-even EBIT?

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