Advance, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 20 years to maturity that is quoted at 107 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has a coupon rate of 9 percent annually.
What is Advance's pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Pretax cost of debt %
If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Aftertax cost of debt %