QUESTIONS 69 THROUGH 78 RELATE TO CORPORATE FINANCE

77. A company decides to repurchase 5 million of its outstanding 20 million shares with debt

funding. After the repurchase, the company’s after-tax earnings decline by 20%. The new

earnings per share (EPS) is most likely:

A. equal to the pre-repurchase EPS.

B. less than the pre-repurchase EPS.

C. greater than the pre-repurchase EPS.