Hankins Corporation has 8.6 million shares of common stock outstanding, 610,000 shares of 7.1 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 186,000 of 8.3 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $65.10 per share and has a beta of 1.31, the preferred stock currently sells for $106.90 per share, and the bonds have 16 years to maturity and sell for 90.5 percent of par. The market risk premium is 6.85 percent, T-bills are yielding 5.55 percent, and the firms tax rate is 30 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., 32.1616.)

Market value weight of debtMarket value weight of preferred stockMarket value weight of equity

b. If the firm is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firms typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the projects cash flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Weighted average cost of capital %