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A firm is 65% equity and 35% debt. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. Their bonds trade for $990, mature in nine years, have a par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 8.00% and pay semi-annually. The firm's common stock trades for $27 and just paid a dividend of $5.00. Dividends are expected to grow at 3% forever. The firm's after tax cost of debt is _____%.
PLEASE USE FINNACE CALUATLER FOR ANSWER IF NOT USE BASIC CALUATOR WITH SOULUIONS EASY TO FOLLOW
Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Current price= present value= $990
Coupon rate= 8%/2= 4%
Coupon payment= 0.04*1,000= $40
Time= 9 years*2=18 semi-annual periods
The question is solved by first calculating the before tax cost of debt which is the yield to maturity.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the yield to maturity:
FV= 1,000
PV= -990
PMT= 40
N= 18
The value obtained is 4.0795%.
The before tax cost of debt= 4.0795%*2= 8.1590%.
After tax cost of debt= before tax cost of debt*(1- tax rate)
= 8.1590%*(1- 0.40)
= 4.8964%4.90%.
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