that investors expect a steady growth of about 6% in Salome's earnings and dividends. Under 11. Stock versus Cash Offers. As financial manager of Britwell Inc., you are investigating a pos- under the stock offer? sible acquisition of Salome. You have the basic data given in the following table. You estimater tional capital. (LO21-2) Britwell Salome Forecast earnings per share Forecast dividend per share Number of shares Stock price $5.00 $3.00 1,000,000 $90 $1.50 $0.80 600,000 $20 a. What is the gain from the acquisition? b. What is the cost of the acquisition if Britwell pays $25 in cash for each share of Salome? c. What is the cost of the acquisition if Britwell offers one share of Britwell for every three shares of Salome? d. How would the cost of the cash offer change if the expected growth rate of Salome was not changed by the merger? e. How would the cost of the share offer change if the expected growth rate was not changed by the merger? natite Inc believes that it can acquire Sleepy Industries and