Handy Mart is being acquired by Spiffy Retail for $47,725 worth of Spiffy Retail stock. Handy Mart has 2,500 shares of stock outstanding at a price of $18 a share. Spiffy Retail has 6,000 shares outstanding with a market value of $23 per share. The incremental value of the acquisition is $4,200.
a) How many new shares of the acquirer's stock will be issued to pay for the target?
b) How many shares will the acquirer have after the merger is completed?