Answer:
B) 9.1%
Explanation:
Cost of debt is the interest rate paid by a company due to borrowing money; i.e debt from investors.
$185million in debt is the face value of debt that Westford Corporation had and the $26 million dollars of interest expense is the cost of the debt in dollars;
First, find pretax cost of debt ;
Pretax cost of debt = (Interest expense / Face value of debt )*100
= (26,000,000/ 185,000,000 )*100
=0.1405 *100
= 14.05%
Next, use pretax cost of debt to find after-tax cost of debt;
After-tax cost of debt = Pretax cost of debt (1-tax)
= 14.05% *(1-0.35)
= 9.13%
Therefore, Westford's cost of debt capital is 9.1%
Answer:
According to fisher equation
(1+nominal Interest rate)=(1+real interest rate)(1+inflation)
1) So 1.17=(1+R)(1.13)
1+R=1.17/1.13
R=1.035-1
R=0.0353
Real interest rate = 3.53 percent
2) (1+NIR)= 1.03*1.04
1+ NIR= 1.072
NIR= 0.072
Nominal interest rate = 7.2 percent
A lender prefers a higher real interest rate as he will earn more money on the amount he has lend if the real interest rate is higher.
A borrower will prefer a lower real interest rate as he will have to pay lower interest payments on an amount if the real interest rate is lower.
Explanation: