Firm a Is Planning to Acquire Firm B

question 53

Multiple Choice

Firm A is planning to acquire Firm B. If Firm A prefers to make a cash offer for the merger, it indicates that

• A)firm A's managers are optimistic about the postmerger value of A.
• B)firm A's managers are pessimistic about the postmerger value of A.
• C)firm A's managers are neutral about the postmerger value of A.
• D)firm A's managers are neutral about the postmerger value of B.

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