CHAPTER 12 Long-Term Liabilities: Bonds and Notes
Prob. 12–1A
1. Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3
Earnings before interest and income tax……
$2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000
Deduct interest on bonds………………………
0 0 720,000
2. Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3
Earnings before interest and income tax……
$1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000
Deduct interest on bonds………………………
0 0 720,000
3. The principal advantage of Plan 1 is that it involves only the issuance of common
stock, which does not require a periodic interest payment or return of principal,
and a payment of preferred dividends is not required. It is also more attractive to
common shareholders than is Plan 2 or 3 if earnings before interest and income tax
PROBLEMS
12-19