World Enterprises is determined to report earnings per share of $2.67. It therefore acquires the Wheelrim and Axle Company. You are given the following facts: World Wheelrim Merged Firm and Axle...

Extracted text: World Enterprises is determined to report earnings per share of $2.67. It therefore acquires the Wheelrim and Axle Company. You are given the following facts: World Wheelrim Merged Firm and Axle Earnings per share Price per share Price-earnings ratio Enterprises $2 $40 $2.50 $25 $2.67 20 10 Number of shares Total earnings Total market value 100,000 $200,000 $4,000,000 200,000 500,000 $5,000,000 There are no gains from merging. In exchange for Wheelrim and Axle shares, World Enterprises issues just enough of its own shares to ensure its $2.67 earnings per share objective. Required: (a.) (b.) Complete the above table for the merged firm. Show all computations. How many shares of World Enterprises are exchanged for each share of Wheelrim and Axle? (c.) (d.) What is the cost of the merger to World Enterprises? What is the change in the total market value of the World Enterprises shares that were outstanding before the merger?