Question:Question:Consider the following premerger information about Firm A and Firm B:

 Firm AFirm BTotal earnings$2,100 $600 Shares outstanding 1,100  300 Price per share$39 $43 

Assume that Firm A acquires Firm B via an exchange of stock at a price of $45 for each share of B’s stock. Both A and B have no debt outstanding.

a. What will the earnings per share, EPS, of Firm A be after the merger? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

EPS         $  

b. What will Firm A’s price per share be after the merger if the market incorrectly analyzes this reported earnings growth (that is, the price-earnings ratio does not change)? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Price per share         $  

c. What will the price−earnings ratio of the postmerger firm be if the market correctly analyzes the transaction? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Price−earnings           times

d-1. If there are no synergy gains, what will the share price of A be after the merger?