Which of the following statements is most CORRECT? a. Defensive mergers are designed to make a company less vulnerable to a takeover. b. Regulations in the United States prohibit acquiring firms from using common stock to purchase another firm. c. In a tender offer, the target firm's management always remain after the merger is completed. d. A conglomerate merger is one where a firm combines with another firm in the same industry. e. Hostile mergers always create value for the acquiring firm.

Sauer food company has decided to buy a new computer system with an expected life of three years. the cost is $440,000. the company can borrow $440,000 for three years at 14 percent annual interest or for one year at 12 percent annual interest. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a. how much would sauer food company save in interest over the three-year life of the computer system if the one-year loan is utilized and the loan is rolled over (reborrowed) each year at the same 12 percent rate? compare this to the 14 percent three-year loan.