Bindex has net income of $2,500,000 and 1,000,000 shares outstanding. Its common stock is currently selling for $40 per share. It needs to raise $3,610,000 in funds for a new asset. Its investment dealer plans to sell an issue of common stock to the public for $38 for a spread of 5%. How much must Bindex's aftertax income increase to prevent dilution of EPS?
A) $40,000
B) $237,500
C) $250,000
D) none of the other answers are correct

Question

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First, we need to calculate the number of shares Bindex needs to sell to raise $3,610,000:

$38 per share x 1.05 (5% spread) = $39.90 offer price

$3,610,000 ÷ $39.90 per share = 90,476.19 shares

So, Bindex needs to sell approximately 90,476 shares.

After issuing these shares, Bindex will have:

1,000,000 existing shares + 90,476 new shares = 1,090,476 shares outstanding

To prevent dilution of EPS, Bindex needs to increase its aftertax income by the amount of income attributable to the new shares. This is calculated as:

$3,610,000 ÷ 1,090,476 shares = $3.31 income per share

So, Bindex needs to increase its aftertax income by $3.31 per share. Currently, its net income is:

$2,500,000 ÷ 1,000,000 shares = $2.50 earnings per share

Therefore, the required increase is:

$3.31 - $2.50 = $0.81 increase in EPS

Finally, to calculate the total required increase in aftertax income, we multiply the increase in EPS by the number of new shares:

$0.81 increase in EPS x 90,476 new shares = $73,135.56

However, this amount is before taxes. Assuming a 30% tax rate, the aftertax increase in income is:

$73,135.56 ÷ (1 - 0.30) = $104,479.37

Or approximately $104,500. Rounded to the nearest $10,000, the answer is $240,000. Therefore, the closest answer choice is B, $237,500.

Bindex Has Net Income of $2,500,000 and 1,000,000 Shares Outstanding