In: Economics
Part 1 and Part II are independent. Please answer both parts.
Part I: You are advising company ABC on its merger and acquisition case. The buyer company offers ABC two options.
Option #1= $100 million cash at the acquisition date.
Option #2 = $25 million cash at the acquisition date and another additional $90 million AFTER one year.
The management team of ABC perceives a 30 percent annual discount rate. Which option should ABC choose? Show your work.
Part II: What is the definition of internal rate of return (IRR) (it is efficient to write down the formula)? What are the given information and what is the unknown variable?