Firm a Is Planning on Merging with Firm B

question 31

Multiple Choice

Firm A is planning on merging with Firm B.Firm A will pay Firm B's equityholders the current value of their equity in shares of FirmA.Firm A currently has 2,300 shares of equity outstanding at a
Market price of £20 a share.Firm B has 1,800 shares outstanding at a price of £15 a share.What is
The value of the merged firm?

• A)£73,000
• B)£75,000
• C)£76,667
• D)£77,778
• E)£78,000

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Definitions:

Expensive-To-Reach

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Sales Potential

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EBIAT

Earnings Before Interest After Taxes, a measure of a company's profitability that excludes interest expenses but includes taxes.

Amortization

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