You are analyzing the after-tax cost of debt for a firm. You know that the firm’s 12-year maturity, 10.25 percent semiannual coupon bonds are selling at a price of $1,238.66. If these bonds are the only debt outstanding for the firm.
What is the current YTM of the bonds? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.)
YTM ________ %
What is the after-tax cost of debt for this firm if it has a marginal tax rate of 34 percent? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.)
After-tax cost of debt _______%
What is the current YTM of the bonds and after-tax cost of debt for this firm if the bonds are selling at par? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.)
YTM_______ %
After-tax cost of debt __________%