Barlow Manufacturing Has Announced Plans to Acquire Hull Enterprises

question 33

Multiple Choice

Barlow Manufacturing has announced plans to acquire Hull Enterprises.Barlow is trading for $19.25 per share and has a premerger value of $3 billion,while Hull is trading for $41.35 per share and has a premerger value of $950 million dollars.If the projected synergies from the merger are $425 million,what is the maximum exchange ratio that Barlow could offer in a stock swap and still generate a positive NPV?

• A)2.379
• B)0.531
• C)3.109
• D)2.452
• E)0.674

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