Titan Mining Corporation has 9.9 million shares of common stock outstanding, 430,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 225,000 8.7 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $47 per share and has a beta of 1.45, the preferred stock currently sells for $97 per share, and the bonds have 20 years to maturity and sell for 118 percent of par. The market risk premium is 8.7 percent, T-bills are yielding 5 percent, and the company’s tax rate is 40 percent.

a. What is the firm’s market value capital structure?

Market Value Weight of-

Debt:

Preferred Stock:

Equity:

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?

Discount Rate: %