Selling Shareholders Who Are Offered Cash or Another Company's Shares

question 25

Multiple Choice

Selling shareholders who are offered cash or another company's shares in a merger may be willing to part with the shares they hold because

• A) the offered shares may be more marketable.
• B) the price they are offered for their shares may be above book value or market value.
• C) they can attain a greater degree of diversification as a result.
• D) all of the other answers are correct

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the highest price a consumer is willing to pay and the actual price they pay in the market.

Market Demand

The total amount of a product or service that consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at a given price level in a given time period.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the maximum price consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the price they actually pay.

Consumer Surplus

The contrast between the fee consumers are inclined to pay for a good or service and the fee they ultimately pay.