Paradise Travels is an all-equity firm that has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $25 a share. Management has decided to issue $25,000 worth of debt and use the funds to repurchase shares of the outstanding stock. The interest rate on the debt will be 7.3 percent. Calculate the break even EBIT. Look at lecture material .

$1.62

Explanation:

Calculation to determine the break even EBIT

First step is to determine the Number of shares purchased

Number of shares purchased= $25,000 / $25

Number of shares purchased= $1,000

Second step is to determine the EBIT

EBIT / 10,000 = [EBIT - ($25,000 * 0.073)] / (10,000 - 1,000)

EBIT / 10,000 = (EBIT - $1,825) / 9,000

9,000 EBIT = 10,000 EBIT - $16,425,000

1,000 EBIT = $16,425,000

EBIT=$16,425,000/1,000

EBIT = $16,425

Now let determine the Earning per Shares at Break-even level of earning

Earning per Shares at Break-even level of earning= [EBIT - ($25,000 * 0.073)] / (10,000 - 1,000)

Earning per Shares at Break-even level of earning= ($16,425 - $1,825) / 9,000

Earning per Shares at Break-even level of earning= $14,600 / 9000

Earning per Shares at Break-even level of earning= $1.62

Therefore the break even EBIT is $1.62

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