Consider the following premerger information about Firm X and Firm Y:     Firm X   Firm Y     Total earnings $ 95,000   $ 22,000     Shares outstanding   52,000     17,000     Pre-share values:                  Market $ 52   $ 21        Book $ 15   $ 10       Assume that Firm X acquires Firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $6 per share, and that neither firm has any debt before or after the merger.   a. Assuming the pooling of interests method is used, what is the equity of the combined firm?     Equity value $      b. List the assets of the combined firm assuming the purchase accounting method is used.          Assets from X $     Assets from Y      Goodwill          Total Assets XY $         Please dont provide solution image based thnx

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Consider the following premerger information about Firm X and Firm Y:

 

  Firm X   Firm Y  
  Total earnings $ 95,000   $ 22,000  
  Shares outstanding   52,000     17,000  
  Pre-share values:            
     Market $ 52   $ 21  
     Book $ 15   $ 10  
 

 

Assume that Firm X acquires Firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $6 per share, and that neither firm has any debt before or after the merger.

 

a.

Assuming the pooling of interests method is used, what is the equity of the combined firm?

 

  Equity value $   

 

b.

List the assets of the combined firm assuming the purchase accounting method is used.

 

    
  Assets from X $  
  Assets from Y   
  Goodwill   
   
  Total Assets XY $  
   
 

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