The Maximum Purchase Price Acceptable to the Acquiring Firm in a Merger

question 110

Multiple Choice

The maximum purchase price acceptable to the acquiring firm in a merger:

• A)cannot exceed the pre-merger value of the target firm.
• B)is always equal to the pre-merger value of the target firm.
• C)is always less than the pre-merger value of the target firm.
• D)a and c
• E)None of the above

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