Advisability of the methods of financing the expansion

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Question: Delsing Canning Company is considering an expansion of its facilities. Its current income statement is as follows:

The company is currently financed with 50 percent debt and 50 percent equity (common stock, par value of $10). In order to expand the facilities, Mr. Delsing estimates a need for $2 million in additional financing. His investment banker has laid out three plans for him to consider:

1. Sell $2 million of debt at 13 percent.

2. Sell $2 million of common stock at $20 per share.

3. Sell $1 million of debt at 12 percent and $1 million of common stock at $25 per share.

Variable costs are expected to stay at 50 percent of sales, while fixed expenses will increase to $2,300,000 per year. Delsing is not sure how much this expansion will add to sales, but he estimates that sales will rise by $1 million per year for the next five years. Delsing is interested in a thorough analysis of his expansion plans and methods of financing. He would like you to analyze the following:

a. The break-even point for operating expenses before and after expansion (in sales dollars).

b. The degree of operating leverage before and after expansion. Assume sales of $5 million before expansion and $6 million after expansion. Use the formula in footnote 2 on page 129 of the chapter.

c. The degree of financial leverage before expansion and for all three methods of financing after expansion. Assume sales of $6 million for this question.

d. Compute EPS under all three methods of financing the expansion at $6 million in sales (first year) and $10 million in sales (last year).

e. What can we learn from the answer to part d about the advisability of the three methods of financing the expansion?

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