Question

Andover Bank is thinking about purchasing Berkley Bank. The current market value of Andover's stock is $55 per share. The current market value of Berkley's stock is $15 per share and Andover is planning on paying Berkley's stockholders a $5 bonus per share. Currently, Andover has 100,000 shares outstanding and earnings per share of $12. Currently, Berkley has 50,000 shares outstanding and earnings per share of $5. Suppose that the earnings of the new bank are $1,600,000 and the combined bank will have 118,182 shares outstanding. What will the earnings per share of the new bank be?

A) $17.00 per share

B) $13.54 per share

C) $9.67 per share

D) $12.27 per share

E) None of the above

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