The shareholders of Barley Corporation have voted in favor of a buyout offer from Wheat Corporation. Information about each firm is given here:    Barley  Wheat  Price/earnings ratio  13.5  21  Shares outstanding  90,000  210,000  Earnings  $180,000  $810,000  Barley shareholders will receive one share of Wheat stock for every three shares they hold of Barley.  Required  What will the EPS of Wheat be after the merger? What will be the P/E ratio if the NPV of the acquisition is 0?  What must Wheat feel is the value of the synergy between these two firms? Explain how your answer can be reconciled with the decision to go ahead with the takeover?

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The shareholders of Barley Corporation have voted in favor of a buyout offer from Wheat Corporation. Information about each firm is given here: 

 

Barley 

Wheat 

Price/earnings ratio 

13.5 

21 

Shares outstanding 

90,000 

210,000 

Earnings 

$180,000 

$810,000 

Barley shareholders will receive one share of Wheat stock for every three shares they hold of Barley. 

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  1. What will the EPS of Wheat be after the merger? What will be the P/E ratio if the NPV of the acquisition is 0? 
  1. What must Wheat feel is the value of the synergy between these two firms? Explain how your answer can be reconciled with the decision to go ahead with the takeover?
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