Sample content ACC 557 Week 7 DQ1 “Effects of a Merger” Please respond to the following: Based on the company you researched in the e-Activity, assess the key drivers of the merger. Indicate how the merger will most likely create more value for the company stakeholders, indicating whether or not you believe the value will be realized. Provide support for your rationale. Assess the accounting complexities related to mergers and acquisition, indicating how management accounted for these complexities in the merger you researched. Suggest whether or not you agree or disagree with the accounting approach used in the merger. Provide support for your position. Airline mergers and acquisitions bear serious implications for travelers as well as airline employees. Important issues related to airline mergers and acquisitions are time, approvals, efficiency, competition, passenger benefits and strife. When Southwest and AirTrans merge key components played a major role in the connection between airlines. Some of the important issues related to Southwest and Airtran airline mergers and acquisitions are - Time – Airline mergers and acquisitions take much longer time to materialize than mergers and acquisitions in o