The Sheridan Corporation is considering a merger with the Kent Company which has 600,000 outstanding shares selling for $20. An investment dealer has advised that to succeed in its merger Sheridan Corp. would have to offer $40 per share for Kent's stock. Sheridan Corp. stock is selling for $25. How many shares of Sheridan Corp. stock would have to be exchanged to acquire all of Kent's stock?
A) 960,000
B) 600,000
C) 750,000
D) not enough information to calculate.

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The correct answer is A.To acquire all of Kent's stock, Sheridan Corp. would have to offer 600,000 shares of its own stock, which is worth $40 per share. This would result in a total value of $24 million, which is equal to the value of Kent's stock.

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