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Company Z has identified four potential acquisition targets: companies A, B. C and D.

Company Z has a current equity market value of S590 million.

The price it would have to pay for the equity of each company is as follows:

Only one of the target companies can be acquired and the consideration will be paid in cash.

The following estimations of the new combined value of Company Z have been prepared for each acquisition before deduction of the cash consideration:

Ignoring any premium paid on acquisition, which acquisition should the directors pursue?

A product costs USD10 when purchased in the USA. The same product costs USD12 when it is purchased in the UK and the price in GBP is convened to USD.

Which of the following statement concerning purchasing power parity is correct?

Company J plans to acquire Company K, an unlisted company whose equity is to be valued using a P/E ratio approach. 

A listed company has been identified which is very similar to Company K and which can be used as a proxy.

However, the growth prospects of Company K are higher than those of the proxy.

The Directors of Company J are aware that certain adjustments will be necessary to the proxy company's P/E ratio in order to obtain a more reliable valuation.  

The following adjustments have been agreed:

   • 20% due to Company K being unlisted.

   • 15% to allow for the growth rate difference.

The total adjustment to the proxy p/e ratio is: