Consider the following pre-merger information about firm X and firm Y: Firm X Firm Y $90,000 $52,200 46,800 36,000 Total earnings Shares outstanding Per-share values: Market Book $ 53 $ 21 19 9 Assume that firm X acquires firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $5 per share. Assuming that neither firm has any debt before or after the merger, construct the post-merger balance sheet for firm X assuming the use of purchase accounting methods.
Consider the following pre-merger information about firm X and firm Y: Firm X Firm Y $90,000 $52,200 46,800 36,000 Total earnings Shares outstanding Per-share values: Market Book $ 53 $ 21 19 9 Assume that firm X acquires firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $5 per share. Assuming that neither firm has any debt before or after the merger, construct the post-merger balance sheet for firm X assuming the use of purchase accounting methods.
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following pre-merger information about firm X and firm Y:
Firm X
Firm Y
$90,000
$52,200
46,800
36,000
Total earnings
Shares outstanding
Per-share values:
Market
Book
$
53
$ 21
$ 19
SASA
$ 9
Assume that firm X acquires firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a
merger premium of $5 per share. Assuming that neither firm has any debt before or after
the merger, construct the post-merger balance sheet for firm X assuming the use of
purchase accounting methods.
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