Titan Mining Corporation has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding, 440,000 shares of 4 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 230,000 8.8 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each.
The common stock currently sells for $48 per share and has a beta of 1.50, the preferred stock currently sells for $98 per share, and the bonds have 10 years to maturity and sell for 115 percent of par
The market risk premium is 8.8 percent, T-bills are yielding 5 percent, and the company's tax rate is 40 percent.
a. What is the firm's market value capital structure? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.) Market value weight Debt Preferred stock Equity
b. If the company is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm's typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project's cash flows?