EBK PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.1WUE
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To determine: The earnings after tax with merger and without merger
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Grouping of two or more companies and the identity of one company is taken by the resulting company is termed as mergers.
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Clark Ski Company is considering an acquisition of Sally Parka Company, a firm that has had big tax losses over the past few years. As a result of the acquisition, Clark believes that the total pretax profits of the merger will not change from their present level for 5 years. The tax loss carryforward of Sally is $800,000, and Connors projects that its annual earnings before taxes will be $280,000 per year for each of the next 15 years. These earnings are assumed to fall within the annual limit legally allowed for application of the tax loss carryforward resulting from the proposed merger.
The firm is in the 40% tax bracket.
If Clark does not make the acquisition, (a.)what will be the company’s tax liability and (b.)earnings after taxes in Year 3?
If the acquisition is made, (a.)what will be the company’s tax liability and (b.)earnings after taxes in year 3?
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Clark Ski Company is considering an acquisition of Sally Parka Company, a firm that has had big tax losses over the past few years. As a result of the acquisition, Clark believes that the total pretax profits of the merger will not change from their present level for 5 years. The tax loss carryforward of Sally is $800,000, and Connors projects that its annual earnings before taxes will be $280,000 per year for each of the next 15 years. These earnings are assumed to fall within the annual limit legally allowed for application of the tax loss carryforward resulting from the proposed merger.
The firm is in the 40% tax bracket.
If Clark does not make the acquisition, what will be the company’s tax liability and earnings after taxes in Year 3?
If the acquisition is made, what will be the company’s tax liability and earnings after taxes in year 3?
Use this information for the next two problems.
Clark Ski Company is considering an acquisition of Sally Parka Company, a firm that has had big tax losses over the past few years. As a result of the acquisition, Clark believes that the total pretax profits of the merger will not change from their present level for 5 years. The tax loss carryforward of Sally is $800,000, and Connors projects that its annual earnings before taxes will be $280,000 per year for each of the next 15 years. These earnings are assumed to fall within the annual limit legally allowed for application of the tax loss carryforward resulting from the proposed merger.
The firm is in the 40% tax bracket.
11. If Clark does not make the acquisition, what will be the company’s tax liability and earnings after taxes in Year 3?
Chapter 18 Solutions
EBK PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE
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