Share of merged firm assuming there is no synergy

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1. Sue’s Bakery is planning on merging with Ted's Deli. Sue's will pay Ted's shareholders the current value of their stock in shares of Sue's Bakery. Sue's currently has 6,500 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $26 a share. Ted's has 2,300 shares outstanding at a price of $18 a share. What is the value of the merged firm if the synergy created by the merger is $3,200?

2. George’s equipment is planning on merging with Nelson Machinery. George's will pay Nelson's shareholders the current value of their stock in shares of George's Equipment. George's currently has 4,600 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $31 a share. Nelson's has 1,600 shares outstanding at a price of $38 a share. What is the value per share of the merged firm assuming there is no synergy?

3. Pearl, Inc. has offered $218 million cash for all of the common stock in Jam Corporation. Based on recent market information, Jam is worth $215 million as an independent operation. If the merger makes economic sense for Pearl, what is the minimum estimated value of the synergistic benefits from the merger?

4. Firm X has total earnings of $49,000, a market value per share of $64, a book value per share of $38, and has 25,000 shares outstanding. Firm Y has total earnings of $34,000, a market value per share of $21, a book value per share of $12, and has 22,000 shares outstanding. Assume Firm X acquires Firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $2 per share. Also assume neither firm has any debt before or after the merger. What is the value of the total equity of the combined firm, XY, if the purchase method of accounting is used?

5. Al’s is analyzing the possible acquisition of Baker’s. Both firms have no debt. Al’s believes the acquisition will increase its total aftertax annual cash flows by $2.8 million indefinitely. The current market value of Baker’s is $91 million, and that of Al’s is $143.6 million. The appropriate discount rate for the incremental cash flows is 11 percent. Al’s is trying to decide whether it should offer 40 percent of its stock or $104 million in cash to Baker's shareholders. The cost of the cash alternative is _____, while the cost of the stock alternative is _____.

6. The shareholders of Jolie Company have voted in favor of a buyout offer from Pitt Corporation. Jolie has a price-earnings ratio of 6, earnings of $230,000, and 60,000 shares outstanding. Pitt has a price-earnings ratio of 12, earnings of $660,000, and 125,000 shares outstanding. Jolie's shareholders will receive one share of Pitt stock for every three shares they hold in Jolie. Assume the NPV of the acquisition is zero. What will the post-merger PE ratio be for Pitt?

7. The bidding firm (Firm B) has 2,300 premerger shares outstanding at $43 a share. The target firm (Firm T) has 1,100 premerger shares outstanding at $24 a share. Assume neither firm has any debt outstanding. Firm B has estimated that the value of the synergistic benefits from acquiring Firm T is $2,600. What is the NPV of the merger assuming that Firm T is willing to be acquired for $26 per share in cash?

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