As a member of X company acquisition team, you have been asked to look at various forms of acquisitions. Currently, it is the X company plan to acquire Mason Machining, Inc. by paying $6,500,000 in cash, but management would like to know what forms of acquisition are possible. Your research has determined that there are 3 types of acquisitions/reorganizations. They are as follows:

Type Amerger or consolidation

Type Bstock for stock

Type Cassets for stock

Write a memo:

Explaining each of these types of acquisitions, and

What are the main characteristics of each