A company's 8% coupon rate, semiannual payment, $1,000 par value bond that matures in 30 years...

A company's 8% coupon rate, semiannual payment, $1,000 par value bond that matures in 30 years sells at a price of $749.05. The company's federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. What is the firm's after-tax component cost of debt for purposes of calculating the WACC? (Hint: Base your answer on the nominal rate.) Round your answer to two decimal places.

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At 10.84% ytm bond price is equal to $749.05

Particulars	Cash flow	Discount factor	Discounted cash flow
present value Interest payments-Annuity (5.42%,60 periods)	$ 40.00	17.67283	$ 706.91
Present value of bond face amount -Present value (5.42%,60 periods)	$ 1,000.00	0.04213	$ 42.13

Bond price			$ 749.05
Face value			$ 1,000.00
Premium/(Discount)			$ (250.95)


Interest amount:
Face value	1,000
Coupon/stated Rate of interest	8.000%
Frequency of payment(once in)	6 months
Interest amount	10000.086/12=		$ 40.00

after tax interest rate = 10.84% × (1-40%) = 6.24%

answer is 6.24%

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