Lear Inc. has $1,000,000 in current assets, $450,000 of which are considered permanent current assets. In addition, the firm has $800,000 invested in fixed assets. a. Lear wishes to finance all fixed assets and half of its permanent current assets with long-term financing costing 9 percent. The balance will be financed with short-term financing, which currently costs 7 percent. Lear’s earnings before interest and taxes are $400,000. Determine Lear’s earnings after taxes under this financing plan. The tax rate is 30 percent. Earnings after taxes.