Question

Company A considers buying company B by means of a tender offer. Company B will accept any offer of A which reflects a fair value (namely, any offer which is not below the expected value of the project to B, given B's information). Company B is currently undertaking a major project. If the project is a complete failure the fair value of each share of B will be $60, and if it's a complete success the fair value of a share will be $120. The outcome of the project can vary from a complete failure to a complete success, and all outcomes are equally likely. That is, the fair value of a share of B can be any number between 60 and 120 equally likely. The management of A is significantly more skillful than that of B. Under the management of A the share price of B will be $20 higher than under the current management of B. Assume that the offer of A is made before the outcome of the project is known, but B will decide to accept or reject after the outcome is announced. What should A offer B in terms of a price per share

Answer 1

the price per share in the case when A offers B is $200

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the price per share is as follows:

The fair value is

= ($60 + $120) × 50%

= $90

The 50% represent the percentage of equally

Now the price per share is

= $90 + $90 + $20

= $90 + $110

= $200

Hence, the price per share in the case when A offers B is $200

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