A merger between Minnie Corporation and Mickey Corporation is under consideration. The financial information for these firms is as follows:      Minnie Corporation Mickey Corporation   Total earnings   $1,682,000   $2,581,000   Number of shares of stock outstanding   290,000   890,000   EPS   $5.80   $2.90   P/E ratio   10X   20X   Market price per share   $58   $58     a. On a share-for-share exchange basis, what will the postmerger EPS be? (Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)   Postmerger earnings per share          $   b. If Mickey Corporation pays a 25 percent premium over the market value of Minnie Corporation, how many shares will be issued? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)   Shares issued            shares   c. With the 25 percent premium, what will the postmerger EPS be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)   Postmerger earnings per share          $

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A merger between Minnie Corporation and Mickey Corporation is under consideration. The financial information for these firms is as follows:

  

  Minnie Corporation Mickey Corporation
  Total earnings   $1,682,000   $2,581,000
  Number of shares of stock outstanding   290,000   890,000
  EPS   $5.80   $2.90
  P/E ratio   10X   20X
  Market price per share   $58   $58
 

 

a. On a share-for-share exchange basis, what will the postmerger EPS be? (Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

Postmerger earnings per share          $

 

b. If Mickey Corporation pays a 25 percent premium over the market value of Minnie Corporation, how many shares will be issued? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

 

Shares issued            shares

 

c. With the 25 percent premium, what will the postmerger EPS be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

Postmerger earnings per share          $ 

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