Options for the first box:

- $26.50

- $26.40

- $26.20

Options for the second box:

- 26.2%

- 24.8%

- 25.7%

Your company has earnings per share of $3.52. It has 1.5 million shares outstanding, each of which has a price of $35. You are thinking of buying TargetCo, which has earnings per share of $1.76, 1.6 million shares outstanding, and a price per share of $21. You will pay for TargetCo by issuing new shares. There are no expected synergies from the transaction. If companies in the same industry as TargetCo are trading at multiples of 15 times earnings, what would be one estimate of an appropriate premium for TargetCo? C (Select from the drop-down menus.) TargetCo has $1.76 in earnings, so if other companies in its industry are trading at 15 times earnings, then a starting point for a valuation of TargetCo in this transaction might be per share, implying a premium