Market Price per share A = ₹50 B = ₹20
Number of shares 1,000,000 500,000
Market value of firm 750 million 10 million
If the merger is expected to bring gains Which have a present value of 710 million and Firm A offers one share for every two shares of Firm B to the shareholders of Firm B, the apparent cost of acquiring firm Bis.
Correct Answer: (d) ₹ 2.500,000
Solution:Shares Offered in firm A to firm B shareholders
= 500000/2 = 250000
Value of shares = 250000 × 50
= 12500000
Value of firm B = 10000000
Apparent cost of acquiring firm B
= 12500000 - 10000000
= 2500000