Shareholders in firm B are paid the market value of their firm in shares of stock from
Question:
Shareholders in firm B are paid the market value of their firm in shares of stock from firm A. The earnings of the combined firm are $68,000. Information on each firm, prior to merger is as follows:
Firm A Firm B
Number of outstanding shares 30000 22000
Price per share $32.00 $25.00
Debt $0 $0
Total earnings $36,000.00 $30,000.00
What is the net present value of acquiring firm B in an all stock merger?
Modern Advanced Accounting in Canada
ISBN: 978-1259087554
7th edition
Authors: Hilton Murray, Herauf Darrell