Consider Two Firms,Big Company and Little Enterprises,both with Earnings of $6

question 42

Multiple Choice

Consider two firms,Big Company and Little Enterprises,both with earnings of $6 per share and 2 million shares outstanding.Big is a mature company with few growth opportunities and a stock price of $56 per share.Little is a new firm with much higher growth opportunities and a stock price of $72 per share.Assume Little acquires Big using its own stock and the takeover adds no value.What is the change in Little's earnings per share as a result of the acquisition?

• A)$3.86
• B)-$2.63
• C)$0.75
• D)$0
• E)$6.00

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