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Scenario B — Projections Including Interest Expense and Excluding NOLs

Year
1 2 3 4 5

Earnings Before Interest & Taxes $200 $250 $300 $350 $400
Interest Expense $100 $100 $100 $100 $100
Earnings Before Taxes $100 $150 $200 $250 $300
Tax Rate 40% 40% 40% 40% 40%
Beginning NOL $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —

NOL Used $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Taxes With NOL Utilization $40 $60 $80 $100 $120
Cumulative Taxes $40 $100 $180 $280 $400

Tax Benefit of Interest $40 $40 $40 $40 $40
Cumulative Tax Benefit of Interest $40 $80 $120 $160 $200

Tax Benefit of NOL $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Cumulative Tax Benefit of NOL $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —

Note that the cumulative tax benefit of interest expense is $200 in Scenario B.

Scenario C — Projections Including Interest Expense and NOLs

Year

1 2 3 4 5
Earnings Before Interest & Taxes $200 $250 $300 $350 $400
Interest Expense $100 $100 $100 $100 $100
Earnings Before Taxes $100 $150 $200 $250 $300
Tax Rate 40% 40% 40% 40% 40%

Beginning NOL $500 $400 $250 $50 $ —
NOL Used $100 $150 $200 $50 $ —
Taxes With NOL Utilization $ — $ — $ — $80 $120
Cumulative Taxes $ — $ — $ — $80 $200

Tax Benefit of Interest $40 $40 $40 $40 $40

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