Which of the Following Is the Most Appropriate Reason for an Acquiring

question 110

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most appropriate reason for an acquiring firm's shareholders to prefer using stock financing for acquisitions?

• A) There is no cash outflow.
• B) It mitigates the effects of overvaluation of the target firm.
• C) It mitigates the effects of undervaluation of the target firm.
• D) It avoids dilution of shares.

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Definitions:

Deferral

In accounting, the postponement of recognition of an expense or revenue that has been incurred or earned to a later accounting period.

Interest Payable

This is the amount of interest expense that has been incurred by a company but not yet paid to creditors.

Interest Revenue

Income earned by a company through lending money or investing in debt securities.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenues and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.