Problem 14-24 Calculating the Cost of Debt (LO3) Cote Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following table. Price Bond Coupon Rate Quote 1 2 3 4 6.50 % 103.36 8.00 110.68 Maturity 5 years 8 years Face Value $ 45,000,000 40,000,000 7.70 110.03 15.5 years 7.30 102.93 25 years 50,000,000 65,000,000 If the corporate tax rate is 34%, what is the after-tax cost of the company's debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) Cost of debt %
Problem 14-24 Calculating the Cost of Debt (LO3) Cote Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following table. Price Bond Coupon Rate Quote 1 2 3 4 6.50 % 103.36 8.00 110.68 Maturity 5 years 8 years Face Value $ 45,000,000 40,000,000 7.70 110.03 15.5 years 7.30 102.93 25 years 50,000,000 65,000,000 If the corporate tax rate is 34%, what is the after-tax cost of the company's debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.) Cost of debt %
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![Problem 14-24 Calculating the Cost of Debt (LO3)
Cote Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following
table.
Price
Bond
Coupon Rate
Quote
1 2 3 4
6.50 %
103.36
8.00
110.68
Maturity
5 years
8 years
Face Value
$ 45,000,000
40,000,000
7.70
110.03 15.5 years
7.30
102.93
25 years
50,000,000
65,000,000
If the corporate tax rate is 34%, what is the after-tax cost of the company's debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the
final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Cost of debt
%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F72cefd7e-f6e5-4023-9737-9abf4bfb7dc3%2Fac16d2f2-2de2-4ae3-98bb-dd9f3cd6742b%2Flc251ri_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 14-24 Calculating the Cost of Debt (LO3)
Cote Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following
table.
Price
Bond
Coupon Rate
Quote
1 2 3 4
6.50 %
103.36
8.00
110.68
Maturity
5 years
8 years
Face Value
$ 45,000,000
40,000,000
7.70
110.03 15.5 years
7.30
102.93
25 years
50,000,000
65,000,000
If the corporate tax rate is 34%, what is the after-tax cost of the company's debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the
final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Cost of debt
%
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