Maytag merges with Whirlpool. Assume that Maytags price/earnings ratio is 20 and Whirlpools is 15. If Maytag

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Maytag merges with Whirlpool. Assume that Maytag’s price/earnings ratio is 20 and Whirlpool’s is 15. If Maytag accounts for 60 percent of the earnings of the merged firm, and if there are no synergies between the two merged firms, what is the price/earnings ratio of the merged firm?

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Financial Markets And Corporate Strategy

ISBN: 9780077119027

1st Edition

Authors: David Hillier, Mark Grinblatt, Sheridan Titman

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