Fanny Nanny Weight Monitors Inc

Multiple Choice

Fanny Nanny Weight Monitors Inc. is considering two financial alternatives for financing a major expansion program. Under either alternative, EBIT is expected to be $12.5million. Currently the firm's capital structure consists of 2 million shares of common stock and $15 million in 6% long-term bonds. Under the debt financing alternative $8 million in 4% long-term bonds will be sold and under the equity financing alternative the firm would sell 150,000 shares of common stock. The P/E under the debt alternative would be 21 and the P/E under the equity alternative would be 22. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. Which alternative would produce the higher stock price?

A) debt-stock price of $57.36
B) debt-stock price of $70.98
C) equity-stock price of $71.28
D) equity-stock price of $85.32