What rate should the firm use to discount the projects cash


Makai Metals Corporation has 9.7 million shares of common stock outstanding and 410,000 4 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $45 per share and has a beta of 1.35, and the bonds have 10 years to maturity and sell for 116 percent of par. The market risk premium is 8.5 percent, T-bills are yielding 5 percent, and the company’s tax rate is 35 percent. a. What is the firm's market value capital structure? 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?

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