Spice Corp

question 26

Essay

Spice Corp.wants to acquire all the assets of Sugar Corp.Spice plans to pay for the assets by issuing its own corporate stock.Spice's board of di?rectors has already approved the merger.In what circumstances would the approval of Spice's shareholders be required for this merger? Is the approval of Sugar's shareholders necessary? Explain.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or output, such as materials and labor.

Productive Capacity

The maximum output a system can produce in a specific period under normal working conditions.

Milling Machine

A machine tool used to machine solid materials by removing material in the form of chips using a rotating cutting tool.

Direct Labor Hours

The amount of time workers spend directly manufacturing a product or providing a service, used to allocate labor costs in production.