Question 9 a) Company A has a present value of £78 million and Company B has a present value of £14 million. Merging the two would enable cost savings with a present value of £5 million. Company A acquires 100% of shares in Company B for £18 million. What do Company B’s shareholders gain from this acquisition?     b) Deepings Company has a P/E ratio of 9.6 and a share price of £1.52. What are the earnings per share of the company?

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a) Company A has a present value of £78 million and Company B has a present value of £14 million. Merging the two would enable cost savings with a present value of £5 million. Company A acquires 100% of shares in Company B for £18 million. What do Company B’s shareholders gain from this acquisition?

 

 

b) Deepings Company has a P/E ratio of 9.6 and a share price of £1.52. What are the earnings per share of the company?

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