Raymond Mining Corporation has 9.8 million shares of common stock outstanding, 420,000 shares of 5% $100 par value preferred stock outstanding, and 169,000 7.50% semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $46 per share and has a beta of 1.40, the preferred stock currently sells for $95 per share, and the bonds have 15 years to maturity and sell for 117% of par. The market risk premium is 8.6%, T-bills are yielding 4%, and Raymond Minings tax is 40%.

a. What is the firms market value capital structure? (Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

Market value

Debt $

Equity $

Preferred stock $

b. If Raymond Mining 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. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 3 decimal places.)

Discount rate %