e-Midland, Inc. is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 7.5 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $949 for the bond and Temple faces a tax rate of 32 percent. What is Temple's after-tax cost of debt on the bond?

e-Midland, Inc. is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 7.5 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $949 for the bond and Temple faces a tax rate of 32 percent. What is Temple's after-tax cost of debt on the bond?

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