The owners of Arthouse Inc., a national artist supplies chain, are contemplating purchasing Craftworks Inc, a smaller chain. Arthouse's analysts project that the merger will result in incremental free flows and interest tax savings with a combined present value of $72.52 million, and they have determined that the appropriate discount rate for valuing Craftworks is 16%. Craftworks has 4 million shares outstanding and no debt. Craftworks' current price is $16.25. What is the maximum price per share that Arthouse should offer?

It can purchase at most, $18.13 per share.

Or 72.52 millions for the total 4,000,000 shares

Explanation:

We are given with the present value of the merger at Craftworks discount rate. The shares can be purchase at most at the same level of the present value of the increase in the free cash flow.

That way, the net present value will be zero and the merger will yield the 16% required.

72,520,000 Millions

4,000,000 shares outstanding

price per share 18.13

The crafworks shares can be purchase at most for 18.13 above this, it would yield the 16% required

Currently the share are at 16.25 so it could be possible to do the take-over