Firm B Is Being Acquired by Firm a for $162,000

question 62

Multiple Choice

Firm B is being acquired by Firm A for $162,000 worth of Firm A stock.The incremental value of the acquisition is $4,600.Firm A has 8,500 shares of stock outstanding at a price of $36 a share.Firm B has 5,900 shares of stock outstanding at a price of $27 a share.What is the value per share of Firm A after the acquisition?

• A)$35.28
• B)$35.71
• C)$36.00
• D)$36.15
• E)$37.04

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Definitions:

Outstanding Voting Common Stock

The shares of a company held by shareholders that are entitled to vote and are not held by the company itself.

Amortization

The process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an asset over a period, typically for intangible assets.

Inventory Costing

An accounting method used to value inventory, commonly involving First-In, First-Out (FIFO), Last-In, First-Out (LIFO), or weighted average cost methods.

Equity Income

Equity income refers to earnings a company generates from its investments in the stocks of other companies, represented as a share of the profits from the equity interest.