ABC has earnings per share of $$2.$ It has $10$ million shares outstanding and is trading at $$20$ per share. It is thinking of buying XYZ$,$ which has earnings per share of $$1\mathrm{.}25,4$ million shares outstanding, and a price per share of $$10.$ ABC will pay for XYZ by issuing new shares. There are no expected synergies from the transaction. ABC pays no premium to buy XYZ$.$

Which of the following is closest to ABC's price$-$earnings ratio after the merger?

A $-$ $$10\mathrm{.}0$

B $-$ $$10\mathrm{.}42$

C $-$ $$12\mathrm{.}5$

D$-$ $$9\mathrm{.}6$

$($The correct answer is $9\mathrm{.}6$ not sure how they got this answer tho$)$