EBIT and Leverage. Kaelea, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $125,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are
projected to be $10,400 if economic conditionsare normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 20 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 35 percentlower. Kaelea is considering a $42,000 debt issue with a 6 percent interest rate. The proceeds will
be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 6,250 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for this problem.
a) Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before
any debt is issued. Also, calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession.
b) Repeat part (a) assuming that Kaelea goes through with recapitalization. What do you observe?
