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21 January, 23:15

If a company's after-tax borrowing rate is greater than the company's earning yield when the company repurchases stock with borrowed money, going forward, the earnings per share is most likely to: A. increase. B. decrease. C. remain unchanged.

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  1. 22 January, 00:27
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    b) Decrease

    Explanation:

    When a company use borrowed money to repurchase shares, the borrowed money is at a cost, therefore the earnings per share will only increase if the company's earning yield (earnings per share/price per share) is greater than the after-tax cost borrowing rate.

    However in the case that the after-tax cost borrowing rate is equal to the company's earning yield, the earnings per share will remain the same, and if the after-tax cost borrowing rate exceeds the company's earning yield, the earnings per share would decrease.
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