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Carraway Seed Company is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 9 percent annual interest and matures in 11 years. Investors are willing to pay $975 for the bond. Flotation costs will be 14 percent of market value. The company is in a 25 percent tax bracket. What will be the firm's after-tax cost of debt on thebond?
After tax cost of debt
After tax cost of debt= (I*(1-T)+1÷N*(RV-NP)
÷. *100
1÷2 * (RV+NP)
here
I = interest that is 1000*9÷100= 90
N= No.of year in debt to be redeemed, that is 11 years
RV= Redeemable value of debt, that is 1000
NP= Net proceeds (inflow-flotation) 975 - 14%
975 - 136.5 = 838.5
T= tax rate that is 25%
so,
cost of debt= 90*(1- .25)+1÷11*(1000-838.5)
÷ *100
.5 (1000+838.5)
=(45+14.535) ÷ (919.25 )*100
After tax cost of debt = 6.48%