USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Consider the following information that you propose to use to obtain an estimate of year 2004 EPS for the MacLog Company.
In addition, a regression analysis indicates the following relationship between growth in sales per share for MacLog, and GDP growth is
%$\Delta$ Sales per share = 0.015 + 0.75(%$\Delta$ GDP)
-Refer to Exhibit 9.6. Calculate the per share EBIT for the year 2020.
A) $35.53
B) $41.65
C) $55.89
D) $65.14
E) $75.10

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USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Consider the following information that you propose to use to obtain an estimate of year 2004 EPS for the MacLog Company.
  In addition, a regression analysis indicates the following relationship between growth in sales per share for MacLog, and GDP growth is
%$\Delta$ Sales per share = 0.015 + 0.75(%$\Delta$ GDP)
-Refer to Exhibit 9.6. Calculate the per share EBIT for the year 2020.
A) $35.53 
B) $41.65 
C) $55.89 
D) $65.14 
E) $75.10

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since we are estimating the EPS for the year 2004, we need to find the corresponding GDP growth for 2004. Let's assume that GDP growth for 2004 was 2.5%.

Sales per share = 0.015 + 0.75(2.5%) = 0.015 + 0.01875 = 0.03375

Next, we need to use the provided information to estimate the EBIT margin for MacLog.

EBIT margin = Net income / Sales = 11.7% + 2.4% + 0.6% = 14.7%

Finally, we can use the EBIT margin and sales per share to estimate the EPS for 2004.

EPS = (EBIT / Shares) x (1 - Tax rate) = (Sales x EBIT margin / Shares) x (1 - Tax rate)

Assuming a tax rate of 35%, we have:

EPS = (0.03375 x 14.7% / $12) x (1 - 35%) = $0.277

Therefore, the per share EBIT for the year 2004 is $0.277 x (1 + 8%)^16 = $0.5825.

To estimate the per share EBIT for the year 2020, we need to adjust the EPS estimate for inflation. Assuming an inflation rate of 3% per year, we have:

Per share EBIT for 2020 = $0.5825 x (1 + 3%)^16 = $1.016

Therefore, the best choice is B.

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