Which of the Following Statements Is Most CORRECT

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most CORRECT?

• A) The acquiring firm's required rate of return in most horizontal mergers will not be affected,because the two firms will have similar betas.
• B) The goal of merger valuation is to value the target firm's total capital at the target firm's weighted average cost of capital because a firm is acquired from all of its investors--both shareholders and creditors.
• C) The basic rationale for any financial merger is synergy and,thus,the estimation of pro forma cash flows is the single most important part of the analysis.
• D) In most mergers,the benefits of synergy and the premium the acquirer pays over the market price are summed and then divided equally between the shareholders of the acquiring and target firms.
• E) The primary rationale for most operating mergers is synergy.

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Definitions:

Total Cost

The sum of all expenses incurred in the production of goods or delivery of services, including fixed and variable costs.

Marginal Cost Curve

The graphical representation that shows how the cost of producing one additional unit changes as production volume increases.

Average Variable Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows the change in variable cost per unit of output as the level of production is altered.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, leading to cost per unit of output decrease with increasing scale.