Currently, Warren Industries can sell 15-year, $1,000-par-value bonds paying annual interest at a 12% coupon rate. Because c
urrent market rates for similar bonds are just under 12%, Warren can sell its bonds for $1 comma 050 each; Warren will incur flotation costs of $20 per bond. The firm is in the 22% tax bracket.A. CalCulate the bond's yield to maturity (YTM) to estimate the before-tax and after- tax cost of debt.
B. Use the approximation formula to estimate the before-tax and after-tax costs of debt.
B. Use the approximation formula to estimate the before-tax and after-tax costs of debt.
1 answer:
Answer:
11.57% and 9.02%
Explanation:
For computing the before-tax and after- tax cost of debt we use the RATE formula i.e to be shown in the attachment below:
Given that,
Present value = $1,050 - $20 = $1,030
Future value or Face value = $1,000
PMT = 1,000 × 12% = $120
NPER = 15 years
The formula is shown below:
= Rate(NPER;PMT;-PV;FV;type)
The present value come in negative
So, after solving this,
1. The pretax cost of debt is 11.57%
2. And, the after tax cost of debt would be
= Pretax cost of debt × ( 1 - tax rate)
= 11.57% × ( 1 - 0.22)
= 9.02%
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