A firm has 60,000 shares whose current price is $62.57. These shareholders expect a return of 14%. The firm has a 3-year loan of $1,900,000 at 8.3%. it has issued 22,000 bonds with a face of $1,000,20 years left to maturity, semi-annual compounding , a coupon interest rate of 8% and a current price of $925. Using the above figures for its debt and equity, what is the firm's Cost of Capital after taxes with a tax rate of 34% ?
A firm has 60,000 shares whose current price is $62.57. These shareholders expect a return of 14%. The firm has a 3-year loan of $1,900,000 at 8.3%. it has issued 22,000 bonds with a face of $1,000,20 years left to maturity, semi-annual compounding , a coupon interest rate of 8% and a current price of $925. Using the above figures for its debt and equity, what is the firm's Cost of Capital after taxes with a tax rate of 34% ?
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![A firm has 60,000 shares whose current price is
$62.57. These shareholders expect a return of 14%.
The firm has a 3-year loan of $1,900,000 at 8.3%. it
has issued 22,000 bonds with a face of $1,000,20
years left to maturity, semi-annual compounding , a
coupon interest rate of 8% and a current price of
$925. Using the above figures for its debt and
equity, what is the firm's Cost of Capital after taxes
with a tax rate of 34% ?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb1f2fd28-d3da-42ec-830e-007e92f32efc%2F65536055-9b36-468f-9fe7-64a0a328e3b7%2Fch7za_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A firm has 60,000 shares whose current price is
$62.57. These shareholders expect a return of 14%.
The firm has a 3-year loan of $1,900,000 at 8.3%. it
has issued 22,000 bonds with a face of $1,000,20
years left to maturity, semi-annual compounding , a
coupon interest rate of 8% and a current price of
$925. Using the above figures for its debt and
equity, what is the firm's Cost of Capital after taxes
with a tax rate of 34% ?
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