Why the earnings per share of barnes enterprises changed

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Assume the following financial data for Noble Corporation and Barnes Enterprises:
NOBLE BARNES
CORPORATION CORPORATION
Total earnings.......................... $1,200,000 $3,600,000
Number of shares of stock outstanding... 100,000 2,400,000
Earnings per share...................... $2.00 $1.50
Price-earnings ratio (P/E).............. 24X 32X
Market price per share.................. $48 $48

(a) If all the shares of Noble Corporation are exchanged for those of Barnes Enterprises on a share-for-share basis, what will postmerger earnings per share be for Barnes Enterprises? Use an approach similar to that in Table 20-3 on page 619. (ref:Finance Management course 661, chapters 19 through 21, Lesson 28).
(b) Explain why the earnings per share of Barnes Enterprises changed.
(c)Can we necessarily assume that Barnes Enterprises is better off after the merger?

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