Rearden Metal is thinking of buying Associated Steel, which has earnings per share of $1.25, 4 million shares outstanding, and a price per share of $15. Rearden Metal will pay for Associated Steel by issuing new shares. There are no expected synergies from the transaction.     If Rearden pays no premium to buy Associated Steel, then Rearden's price-earnings ratio after the merger will be closest to: 10.0. 10.42. 12.0. 7.8.

Zang Industries has hired the investment banking firm of Eric, Schwartz, & Mann (ESM) to help it go public. Zang and ESM agree that Zang's current value of equity is $55 million. Zang currently has 3 million shares outstanding and will issue 2 million new shares. ESM charges a 5% spread. What is the correctly valued offer price? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

(Associated Steel, continued) You work for a leveraged buyout firm and are evaluating a potential buyout of Associated Steel. Associated Steel's stock price is $15 and it has 10 million shares outstanding. You believe that if you buy the company and replace its management, its value will increase by 50%. You are planning on doing a leveraged buyout of Associated Steel, and will offer $20 per share for control of the company. Regarding your tender offer, shareholders will: Answer choices A) not tender their shares since the post LBO price is higher than the current price. B) tender their shares since the post LBO price is lower than the current price. C) not tender their shares since the post LBO price is higher than the offer price. D) tender their shares since the post LBO price is higher than the offer price.

Systems has 6.45 billion shares outstanding and a share price of $17.25. Quisco is considering developing a new networking product in-house at a cost of $497 million. Alternatively, Quisco can acquire a firm that already has the technology for $899 million worth (at the current price) of Quisco stock. Suppose that absent the expense of the new technology, Quisco will have EPS of $0.828. a. Suppose Quisco develops the product in-house. What impact would the development cost have onQuisco's EPS? Assume all costs are incurred this year and are treated as an R&D expense, Quisco's tax rate is 40 %, and the number of shares outstanding is unchanged. b. Suppose Quisco does not develop the product in-house but instead acquires the technology. What effect would the acquisition have on Quisco's EPS this year? (Note that acquisition expenses do not appear directly on the income statement. Assume the firm was acquired at the start of the year and has no revenues or expenses of its own, so that the…