Vedder inc has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding


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 coupon rate of 6.5 percent, and sells for 97 percent of par. The first issue matures in 20 years, the second in 12 years.

Required:

(a) What are the company’s capital structure weights on a book value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places (e.g., 32.1616).)

  Book value weight of equity   

  Book value weight of debt   

(b) What are the company’s capital structure weights on a market value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places (e.g., 32.1616).)

  Market value weight of equity   

  Market value weight of debt   

(c) Which are more relevant, the book or market value weights?

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