Discuss the highest price per share macrosoft should be

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Macrosoft Corporation is a software giant in personal computers (PCs). Although its flagship operating system 'Meadow' is still dominating in the PC market, the burgeoning of tablets and smartphones in recent years has been chewing up the PC market.

In fact, the numbers of new Meadow users was shrinking every year. In view of this situation, Macrosoft is considering making an offer to purchase Oats Production, and upstart smartphone producer in China.

The management of Macrosoft hopes that the acquisition could allow the company to explore the smartphone software market and bring in new revenue to the firm. The treasurer of Macrosoft has collected the following information:

	Macrosoft Corporation	Oats Production
Shares outstanding	1,500,000	800,000
Earnings	$8,400,000	$2,400,000
Divdends	$4,200,000	$1,800,000
Price-earnings ratio	18X	15X

The treasurer also discovers that the earnings and dividends of Oats will grow at a constant rate of 6% every year. If the acquisition is successful, the management of Macrosoft believes it will bring synergy to the firm and increase Oats' growth rate to 8.8% per year. Both companies do not have any debts incurred.

Required:

a . Since Macrosoft's management believes the growth rate will increase to 8.8% after the acquisition, what is the value of Oats from the view of Macrosoft?

b i From you finding in part (a), what would Macrosoft's gain be if it acquires Oats?

ii Evaluate the NPV of acquisition if Marcosoft were to offer $66 in cash for each share of Oats.

iii Discuss the highest price per share Macrosoft should be willing to pay in cash for the acquisition of Oats.

c i Similar to part (a), calculate the share price of Macrosoft and its market value.

ii If Macrosoft were to offer 420,000 of its new shares in exchange for Oats' outstanding stocks, determine the NPV of this acquisition.

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