In 2013 Caterpillar Inc, had about 651 million shares outstanding. Their book value was $30 per share, and the market price was $85.00 per share. The company's balance sheet shows that the company had $22.7 billion of long-term debt, which was currently selling near par value.
a. what was Caterpillar's book debt-to-value ratio? (Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations)
book value ___________
b. what was its market debt-to-value ratio? (Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations)
market value_________
c. which measure should you use to calculate the company's cost of capital? (book value or market value)