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Consider the following premerger information about firm a and firm b: firm a firm b total earnings $ 4,350 $ 1,300 shares outstanding 1,600 400 price per share $ 43 $ 47 assume that firm a acquires firm b via an exchange of stock at a price of $49 for each share of b's stock. Both firm a and firm b have no debt outstanding. A. What will the earnings per share (eps) of firm a be after the merger? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. G. , 32. 16)