Brodsky Metals Corporation has $9\mathrm{.}1$ million shares of common stock outstanding and $350,0004$ percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $$1,000$ each. The common stock currently sells for $$39$ per share and has a beta of $1\mathrm{.}55.$ The bonds have $10$ years to maturity and sell for $110$ percent of par. The market risk premium is $7\mathrm{.}9$ percent, T$-$bills are yielding $5$ percent, and the company's tax rate is $21$ percent.

a$.$ What is the firm's market value capital structure? $($Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to $4$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,1616.)$

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? $($Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.)$

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