Question

Kaylor Equipment Rental paid $75 in dividends and $511 in interest expense. The addition to retained earnings is $418 and net new equity is $500. The tax rate is 35 percent. Sales are $15,900 and depreciation is $680. What are the earnings before interest and taxes?

Answer 1

$1,269.46

Step-by-step explanation:

Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) refers to the net income which is a difference between the revenue of an organisation and the expenses that were incurred in order to generate that revenue. The calculation of the EBIT is usually for a particular year and it is usually found in the Income Statement part of an organisation's financial statement.

To calculate the EBIT therefore, the Tax as well as interest must be added back to the Net Income after tax (usually added to retained earnings)

Therefore, Net Income = Dividends paid + Net Income (added to retained earnings)

= $75 + $418 = $493 - This represents a partial net income

The next step is to calculate the taxable income as follows:

The net income is $493, and the Tax rate is 35%

Taxable Income = $493/ (1-0.35) = $758.46

Earnings before interest and tax therefore =

Interest paid + Taxable Income

= $511 + $758.46 = $1,269.46