The shareholders of Bread Company have voted in favor of a buyout offer from Butter Corporation. Information about each firm is given here:       Bread       Butter     Price-earnings ratio   16       23     Shares outstanding   96,000       230,000     Earnings $ 180,000   $   900,000                     Bread's shareholders will receive one share of Butter stock for every three shares they hold in Bread.   a-1. What will the EPS of Butter be after the merger? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) a-2. What will the PE ratio be if the NPV of the acquisition is zero? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What must Butter feel is the value of the synergy between these two firms? a-1. EPS   a-2. PE   b. Synergy value

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

 

    Bread       Butter  
  Price-earnings ratio   16       23  
  Shares outstanding   96,000       230,000  
  Earnings $ 180,000   $   900,000  
               

 

Bread's shareholders will receive one share of Butter stock for every three shares they hold in Bread.

 

a-1.

What will the EPS of Butter be after the merger? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)

a-2. What will the PE ratio be if the NPV of the acquisition is zero? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. What must Butter feel is the value of the synergy between these two firms?
a-1. EPS  
a-2. PE  
b. Synergy value  
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