SOLVED: Eastern Markets has no debt outstanding and a total market valueof 154,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, areprojected to be12,000 if economic conditions are normal. If thereis strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 27 percenthigher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 55 percentlower. The firm is considering a 20,000 debt issue with aninterest rate of 6.5 percent. The proceeds will be used torepurchase shares of stock. There are currently 2,000 sharesoutst

Earnings Per Share Formula (EPS)