36BookHintPrinterencesJiminy's Cricket Farm issued a bond with 25 years to maturity and a semiannual couponrate of 6 percent 5 years ago. The bond currently sells for 108 percent of its face value.The company's tax rate is 24 percent.a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enteryour answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enteryour answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)a. Pretax cost of debtb. Aftertax cost of debt%%c. Which is more relevant, the pretax or the aftertax cost of debt?Aftertax cost of debtO Pretax cost of debt 4SBookHintPrinterencesNinecent Corporation has a target capital structure of 65 percent common stock, 10percent preferred stock, and 25 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 13 percent, the cost ofpreferred stock is 6 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 7 percent. The relevant taxrate is 25 percent.a. What is the company's WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enteryour answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enteryour answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)a. WACCb. Cost of debt%%

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Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a bond with 25 years to maturity and a semiannual coupon rate of 6 percent 5 years ago. The bond currently sells for 108 percent of its face value. The company's tax rate is 24 percent. a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) o. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a bond with 25 years to maturity and a semiannual coupon rate of 6 percent 5 years ago. The bond currently sells for 108 percent of its face value. The company's tax rate is 24 percent. a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) o. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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