Question: Problem 12-18 Calculating Capital Structure Weights [LO 3] Occam Industrial Machines issued 130,000 zero coupon bonds 4 years ago. The bonds originally had 30 years
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Problem 12-18 Calculating Capital Structure Weights [LO 3] Occam Industrial Machines issued 130,000 zero coupon bonds 4 years ago. The bonds originally had 30 years to maturity with a yield to maturity of 6.1 percent. Interest rates have recently decreased, and the bonds now have a yield to maturity of 5.2 percent. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 and semiannual compounding. If the company has a $78.6 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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