Multiple Choice
Consider two firms,Blue and Berry.Both companies will either make $25 million or lose $5 million every year with equal probability.The companies' profits are perfectly negatively correlated,so that in any year,one company makes $25 million and the other loses $5 million.If the two firms merge but are run as two independent divisions,what is the change in expected after-tax profits of the combined company (BlueBerry) in any year versus the combined expected after-tax profits of the two separate companies in any year,assuming a corporate tax rate of 30% and no tax loss carryback or carryforward?
A) $1.5 million
B) $7.75 million
C) $0.75 million
D) -$5.5 million
E) $0
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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