Sweet Cola Corp. (SCC) is bidding to take over Salty Dog Pretzels (SDP). SCC has 3,000 shares outstanding, selling at $50 per share. SDP has 2,000 shares outstanding, selling at $17.50 a share. SCC estimates the economic gain from the merger to be $15,000.

a. If SDP can be acquired for $20 a share, what is the NPV of the merger to SCC?

b. What will SCC sell for when the market learns that it plans to acquire SDP for $20 a share? What will SDP sell for? What are the percentage gains to the shareholders of each firm?

c. Now suppose that the merger takes place through an exchange of stock. On the basis of the premerger prices of the firms, SCC sells for $50, so instead of paying $20 cash, SCC issues. 40 of its shares for every SDP share acquired. What will be the price of the merged firm?

d. What is the NPV of the merger to SCC when it uses an exchange of stock? Why does your answer differ from part (a)?

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Sweet Cola Corp. (SCC) No. of shares outstanding Selling price per share 3,000.00 S50.00 Salty Dog Pretzels (SDP) No. of shares outstanding Selling price per share 2,000.00 S17.50 Estimated economic gain Acquisition cost per share No. of shares being exchanged for S 15,000.00 S20.00 40.00