Hayley Medical, Inc

Multiple Choice

Hayley Medical, Inc. is evaluating the acquisition of Health-o-Matic, Inc., which had a loss carryforward of $3.75 million, resulting from earlier operations. Hayley Medical can purchase Health-o-Matic for $4.5 million and liquidate the assets for $3.25 million. Hayley Medical expects earnings before taxes in the three years following the acquisition to be as follows: (These earnings are assumed to fall within the annual limit legally allowed for application of a tax loss carryforward resulting from the proposed acquisition.) Hayley Medical has a 40 percent tax rate and a cost of capital of 15 percent. The approximate maximum cash price Hayley Medical would be willing to pay for Health-o-Matic is ________.

A) $4,757,000
B) $4,253,000
C) $4,409,600
D) $3,750,000