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Clover Foods is considering two different capital structures. The first option consists of 12,000 shares of stock. The second option consists of 8,000 shares of stock plus $125,000 of debt at an interest rate of 8 percent. Ignore taxes. What is the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) between these two options?
Computation of the break even level of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT):-
(EBIT - (Debt * Interest rate)) / Number of shares in 2nd option = EBIT / Number of shares in 1st option
( EBIT - ($125,000 * 8%)) / 8,000 = EBIT / 12,000
12,000 * (EBIT - ($125,000 * 8%)) = EBIT * 8,000
(12,000 * EBIT) - (12,000 * $10,000) = (8,000 * EBIT)
(12,000 * EBIT) - (8,000 * EBIT) = $120,000,000
4,000 * EBIT = $120,000,000
EBIT = $120,000,000 / 4,000
= $30,000
