Question

Dinklage Corp. has 9 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $81, and the book value per share is $8. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $80 million, a coupon of 10 percent, and sells for 96 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $50 million, a coupon of 11 percent, and sells for 104 percent of par. The first issue matures in 25 years, the second in 8 years.

a.	What are the company's capital structure weights on a book value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

Equity/Value
Debt/Value

b.	What are the company’s capital structure weights on a market value basis? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

Equity/Value
Debt/Value

c.

Which are more relevant, the book or market value weights?

	Market value
	Book value

Answer 1