Consider the following premerger information about Firm A and Firm B: Firm A Firm B Total earnings $2,000 $1,000 Shares 1,100 250 outstanding Price per share $ 39 $ 43 Assume that Firm A acquires Firm B via an exchange of stock at a price of $45 for each share of B's stock. Both Firm A and Firm B have no debt outstanding. c. a. What will the earnings per share (EPS) of Firm A be after the merger? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What will Firm A's price per share be after the merger if the market incorrectly analyzes this reported earnings growth (that is, the price- earnings ratio does not change)? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) What will the price-earnings ratio of the postmerger firm be if the market correctly analyzes the transaction? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d-1. If there are no synergy gains, what will the share price of Firm A be after the merger? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d-2. What will the price-earnings ratio be? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d-3. What does your answer for the share price tell you about the amount Firm A bid for Firm B? Was it too high? Too low? X Answer is complete but not entirely a. $ 2.16 b. $ 46.35 EPS Price per share PE ratio Price per share 18.05 times $ 40.07X C. d- 1. d- 2. d- 3. PE ratio 17.88 times Too high