Sunshine Candy Company's capital structure for the past year of operation is shown below.
The federal tax rate is 50 percent.Sunshine Candy Company,home-based in Orlando,wants to raise an additional $1,000,000 to open new facilities in Tampa and Miami.The firm can accomplish this via two alternatives:
(1)It can sell a new issue of 20-year debentures with 16 percent interest; or (2)20,000 new shares of common stock can be sold to the public to net the candy company $50 per share.A recent study,performed by an outside consulting organization,projected Sunshine Candy Company's long-term EBIT level at approximately $6,800,000.Find the indifference level of EBIT (with regard to earnings per share)between the suggested financing plans.

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Sunshine Candy Company's capital structure for the past year of operation is shown below.
  The federal tax rate is 50 percent.Sunshine Candy Company,home-based in Orlando,wants to raise an additional $1,000,000 to open new facilities in Tampa and Miami.The firm can accomplish this via two alternatives:
 (1)It can sell a new issue of 20-year debentures with 16 percent interest; or (2)20,000 new shares of common stock can be sold to the public to net the candy company $50 per share.A recent study,performed by an outside consulting organization,projected Sunshine Candy Company's long-term EBIT level at approximately $6,800,000.Find the indifference level of EBIT (with regard to earnings per share)between the suggested financing plans.

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The Answer of Sunshine Candy Company's capital structure for the past year of operation is shown below.
  The federal tax rate is 50 percent.Sunshine Candy Company,home-based in Orlando,wants to raise an additional $1,000,000 to open new facilities in Tampa and Miami.The firm can accomplish this via two alternatives:
 (1)It can sell a new issue of 20-year debentures with 16 percent interest; or (2)20,000 new shares of common stock can be sold to the public to net the candy company $50 per share.A recent study,performed by an outside consulting organization,projected Sunshine Candy Company's long-term EBIT level at approximately $6,800,000.Find the indifference level of EBIT (with regard to earnings per share)between the suggested financing plans.

Sunshine Candy Company's Capital Structure for the Past Year of Operation