Use the following information to answer the question below: Acquirer purchases 100% of target by issuing $100 million in new debt to purchase target shares, carrying an interest rate of 10%
Excess cash is used to help pay for the acquisition
Acquirer expects to be able to close down several of the target company’s old manufacturing facilities and save an estimated $2 million in the first year
Target PP&E is written up by $25 million to fair market value
Investment bankers, accountants, and consultants on the deal earned $30 million in fees
Which of the following adjustments would be made to the pro forma income statement?
a) Advisory fee expense of $30 million
b) Depreciation expense increase due to PP&E write-up
c) Pre-tax synergies of $2 million
d) All of the above

d) All of the above

Explanation:

Pro forma income statements are basically estimated or expected income statements which do not necessarily comply with US GAAP norms (are not useful in legal terms), but should reflect future outcomes.

In this case, Acquirer didn't simply decide to purchase Target and carried the operation immediately. The process is long and complicated and many times companies negotiate fair values and future cash flows. If you analyze the acquisition process of Whole Foods by Amazon it is very interesting. After negotiations Amazon paid 4 times the capitalization value of Whole Foods.

Before the actual process ends, Acquirer should present a pro forma statement and it must include all the relevant issues about the merger. They already know how much the transaction will cost, what actions will be taken to increase profits and any other major event.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

b, fewer problems later! good luck