Question: every problem i look at is wrong, please help! Occam Industrial Machines issued 125,000 zero coupon bonds 9 years ago. The bonds originally had 30

 every problem i look at is wrong, please help! Occam Industrial
every problem i look at is wrong, please help!

Occam Industrial Machines issued 125,000 zero coupon bonds 9 years ago. The bonds originally had 30 years to maturity with a yleld to maturity of 6 percent. Interest rates have recently decreased, and the bonds now have a yield to maturity of 5.1 percent. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 and semiannual compounding. If the company has a $77.8 million market value of equity, what weight should it use for debt when calculating the cost of capital? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 1616

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