Occam Industrial Machines issued 188,000 zero coupon bonds 8 years ago. The bonds originally had 30 years to maturity with a yield to maturity of 6.6 percent. Interest rates have recently decreased, and the bonds now have a yield to maturity of 5.7 percent. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 and semiannual compounding. If the company has a $89 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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Bond Valuation

Bond valuation are the notes issued by the corporation to raise long-term funds for the business. The corporations are required to pay the interest on such liabilities at a specified rate of interest (termed as coupon rate) at specified dates which may be on semi-annual or annual basis. These interest payments may be in the form of coupons.