Velcro Saddles is contemplating the acquisition of Skiers' Airbags Incorporated The values of the two companies as separate entities are $30 million and $15 million, respectively. Velcro Saddles estimates that by combining the two companies, it will reduce marketing and administrative costs by $550,000 per year in perpetuity. Velcro Saddles considers offering Skiers' shareholders a 50% holding in Velcro Saddles. The opportunity cost of capital is 10%. a. What is the value of the stock in the merged company held by the original Skiers' shareholders? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. b. What is the cost of the stock alternative? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. c. What is the merger's NPV under the stock offer? Note: A negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. S 25.25 million S 13.00 million S 5.50 million a. Value of the stock b. Cost of the stock c. NPV

You are contemplating the purchase of a one-half interest in a corporate airplane to facilitate the expansion of your business into two new geographic areas. The acquisition would eliminate about $220,000 in estimated annual expenditures for commercial flights, mileage reimbursements, rental cars, and hotels for each of the next 10 years. The total purchase price for the half-share is $6 million, plus associated annual operating costs of $100,000. Assume the plane can be fully depreciated on a straight-line basis for tax purposes over 10 years. The company’s weighted average cost of capital (commonly referred to as WACC) is 8%, and its corporate tax rate is 40%. Does this endeavor present a positive or negative net present value (NPV)? If positive, how much value is being created for the company through the purchase of this asset? If negative, what additional annual cash flows would be needed for the NPV to equal zero? To what phenomena might those additional positive cash flows be…

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…

(Defining capital structure weights) Templeton Extended Care Facilities, Inc. is considering the acquisition of a chain of cemeteries owned by the Rosewood Corporation for $370 million. Since the primary asset of this business is real estate, Templeton's management has determined that they will be able to borrow the majority of the money needed to buy the business. The Rosewood Corporation has no debt financing, but Templeton plans to borrow $90 million and invest only $280 million in equity in the acquisition. What weights should Templeton use for debt and equity in computing the WACC for this acquisition? .... The appropriate weight of debt, w, is%. (Round to one decimal place.)