Tangshan Mining Is Attempting to Acquire Zhengsen Mining

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Essay

Tangshan Mining is attempting to acquire Zhengsen Mining. Selected financial data is presented for both companies in the table below: Tangshan Mining has sufficient authorized but unissued shares to carry out the proposed merger.
(a) Calculate the EPS of Tangshan Mining and Zhengsen Mining before the merger.
(b) If the ratio of exchange is 1.8, what will be the earnings per share of the merged company?
(c) Repeat part (a) if the ratio of exchange is 2.0.
(d) Repeat part (a) if the ratio of exchange is 2.2
(e) discuss the principal illustrated by your answers to parts (a) through (d)

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