CBA Corp. is worth $15 million as a stand-alone firm. ABC Corp. has offered 350,000 shares valued at $50 each to merge with CBA. After the merger, however, ABC's shares are worth only $45 per share. What was the cost of the merger?
Choose one answer.
a. -$1.75 million
b. $0.75 million
c. $1.75 million
d. $3.25 million