For which capital component must you make a tax adjustment when calculating a firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? O Debt O Equity O Preferred stock Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 9.70% for a period of four years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. WGC's after-tax cost of debt is v (rounded to two decimal places). At the present time, Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) has 5-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,229.24 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 10%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 40%. If WGC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.) O 2.84% O 2.56% O 3.41% O 3.27%

For which capital component must you make a tax adjustment when calculating a firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? O Debt O Equity O Preferred stock Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 9.70% for a period of four years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. WGC's after-tax cost of debt is v (rounded to two decimal places). At the present time, Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) has 5-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,229.24 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 10%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 40%. If WGC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.) O 2.84% O 2.56% O 3.41% O 3.27%

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