Question - effects of a stock exchange what will the


Question - Effects of a Stock Exchange

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

 

FIRM A

FIRM B

Total earnings

$2,400

$1,100

Shares outstanding

1,300

750

Price per share

$38

$17

Assume that Firm A acquires Firm B via an exchange of stock at a price of $19 for each share of B's stock. Both A and B have no debt outstanding.

Required - What will the price-earnings ratio of the postmerger firm be if the market correctly analyzes the transaction?

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