Problem:
Vedder inc, has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $73, and the book value per share is $9. Vedder also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $60 million, a coupon rate of 7 percent, and sells for 98 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $40 million, a ccoupon rate of 6.5 percent, and sells for 97 percent of par. The first issue matures in 20 years, the second in 12 years.
Requirement:
Question 1: What are the company's capital structure weights on a book value basis?
Question 2: What are the company's capital structure weights on market value basis?
Question 3: Which are more relevant, the book or market value weights?
Note: Please show how you came up with the solution.