Firm a Is Planning on Merging with Firm B

question 28

Multiple Choice

Firm A is planning on merging with Firm B. Firm A will pay Firm B's stockholders the current value of their stock in shares of Firm A. Firm A currently has 2,300 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $20 a share. Firm B has 1,800 shares outstanding at a price of $15 a share. The after-merger earnings will be $6,500. What will the earnings per share be after the merger?

• A) $1.67
• B) $1.78
• C) $1.83
• D) $1.87
• E) $1.92

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