Goodday Is Merging with Bakers

question 47

Multiple Choice

Goodday is merging with Bakers.Goodday has debt with a face value of $80 and Baker has debt with a face value of $40.Bakers' stockholders receive stock in the combined firm in an amount equal to the stand-alone market value of Bakers.The pre-merger values of the firms given two economic states with equal probabilities of occurrence are as follows: What will be the gain or loss to the current shareholders of Goodday if the merger provides no synergy?

• A)−$10
• B)$0
• C)−$5
• D)$5
• E)$10

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