Essentials Of Investments
11th Edition
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
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![You are trying to determine your firm's cost of debt capital. The only debt on the balance sheet is a series of bonds that the firm has issued. The bonds are
not frequently traded, and therefore it is not possible to determine the market price.
The following table shows various debt ratings, along with an analyst's estimate of the credit spread for the ratings shown. Standard and Poor's have given
your firm a BBB debt rating. The risk-free rate of return is 3.0% and the corporate tax rate is 30%. What is your firm's before-tax cost of debt capital?
Debt Rating
Credit Spread
AAA
40 bp
AA
60 bp
A
80 bp
BBB
100 bp
BB
120 bp
a. 2.8%
O b. 1.4%
O c. 4.0%
O d. 2.0%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F52dcb016-4ef9-42b0-abfd-30b84a9bd576%2Fba7483ca-c723-432e-95f0-953ee0ec54e8%2Fw592tlq_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You are trying to determine your firm's cost of debt capital. The only debt on the balance sheet is a series of bonds that the firm has issued. The bonds are
not frequently traded, and therefore it is not possible to determine the market price.
The following table shows various debt ratings, along with an analyst's estimate of the credit spread for the ratings shown. Standard and Poor's have given
your firm a BBB debt rating. The risk-free rate of return is 3.0% and the corporate tax rate is 30%. What is your firm's before-tax cost of debt capital?
Debt Rating
Credit Spread
AAA
40 bp
AA
60 bp
A
80 bp
BBB
100 bp
BB
120 bp
a. 2.8%
O b. 1.4%
O c. 4.0%
O d. 2.0%
![You are trying to determine your firm's cost of debt capital. The only debt on the balance sheet is a series of bonds that the firm has issued. The bonds are
not frequently traded, and therefore it is not possible to determine the market price.
The following table shows various debt ratings, along with an analyst's estimate of the credit spread for the ratings shown. Standard and Poor's have given
your firm a AA debt rating. The risk-free rate of return is 3.6% and the corporate tax rate is 30%. What is your firm's before-tax cost of debt capital?
Debt Rating
Credit Spread
AAA
120 bp
AA
140 bp
A
160 bp
BBB
180 bp
BB
200 bp
O a. 5.0%
O b. 2.1%
О с. 3.0%
d. 3.5%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F52dcb016-4ef9-42b0-abfd-30b84a9bd576%2Fba7483ca-c723-432e-95f0-953ee0ec54e8%2F2m60gs5_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You are trying to determine your firm's cost of debt capital. The only debt on the balance sheet is a series of bonds that the firm has issued. The bonds are
not frequently traded, and therefore it is not possible to determine the market price.
The following table shows various debt ratings, along with an analyst's estimate of the credit spread for the ratings shown. Standard and Poor's have given
your firm a AA debt rating. The risk-free rate of return is 3.6% and the corporate tax rate is 30%. What is your firm's before-tax cost of debt capital?
Debt Rating
Credit Spread
AAA
120 bp
AA
140 bp
A
160 bp
BBB
180 bp
BB
200 bp
O a. 5.0%
O b. 2.1%
О с. 3.0%
d. 3.5%
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