Problem: Erna Corp. Have 6 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $72, and the book value per share is $7. Erna Corp. as well has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has the face value of $70 million, has a coupon of 7 percent, and sells for 97 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $50 million, has coupon of 8 percent, and sells for 106 percent of par. The first issue matures in 22 years, the second in 6 years.
a. What are Erna’s capital structure weights on book value basis?
b. What are Erna’s capital structure weights on market value basis?