Determining the company pretax cost of debt


Problem:

Mudvayne, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 14 years to maturity that is quoted at 105 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 4 percent annually.

Required:

Question 1: What is the company's pretax cost of debt?

Question 2: If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt?

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