Medallion Cooling​ Systems, has total assets of $10,900,000​, EBIT of $1,990,000​, and preferred dividends of $205,000 and is taxed at a rate of 40%. In an effort to determine the optimal capital​ structure, the firm has assembled data on the cost of​ debt, the number of shares of common stock for various levels of​ indebtedness, and the overall required return on​ investment:   Capital structure debt ratio Cost of​ debt, rd Number of common stock shares Required​ return, rs    0%          0% 198,000    12.1% 15    7.9 171,000 13.2 30    8.9 141,000 13.8 45 12.1 107,000 16.1 60 14.9 76,000 20.1   a. Calculate earnings per share for each level of indebtedness.   Debt Ratio   0% EBIT $ 1,990,000 Less: Interest $   EBT $   Taxes @40% $   Net profit $   Less: Preferred dividends $   Profits available to     common stockholders $   # shares outstanding $ 198,000 EPS $     b. Use the equation P0=EPS/rs and the earnings per share calculated in part ​(a​) to calculate a price per share for each level of indebtedness.   c. Choose the optimal capital structure. Justify your choice.

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Medallion Cooling​ Systems, has total assets of $10,900,000​, EBIT of $1,990,000​, and preferred dividends of $205,000
and is taxed at a rate of 40%.
In an effort to determine the optimal capital​ structure, the firm has assembled data on the cost of​ debt, the number of shares of common stock for various levels of​ indebtedness, and the overall required return on​ investment:
 
Capital structure
debt ratio
Cost of​ debt, rd
Number of common
stock shares
Required​ return, rs
   0%
        
0%
198,000
   12.1%
15
  
7.9
171,000
13.2
30
  
8.9
141,000
13.8
45
12.1
107,000
16.1
60
14.9
76,000
20.1
 
a. Calculate earnings per share for each level of indebtedness.
 
Debt Ratio
 
0%
EBIT
$
1,990,000
Less: Interest
$
 
EBT
$
 
Taxes @40%
$
 
Net profit
$
 
Less: Preferred
dividends
$
 
Profits available to
 
 
common stockholders
$
 
# shares outstanding
$
198,000
EPS
$
 

 

b. Use the equation P0=EPS/rs and the earnings per share calculated in part ​(a​) to calculate a price per share for each level of indebtedness.
 
c. Choose the optimal capital structure. Justify your choice.
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