Question

The 10-year bond of Crown Electronics is selling at $960 each. The bond has a coupon rate of 8% and par value of $1,000. The firm will incur a $20 flotation cost for each bond issued. If the firm's tax rate is 40%, what is the after tax-cost of the firm's debt

Answer 1

Answer: 5.36%

Explanation:

The after-tax cost of debt refers to the interest that is paid on debt which is then less the income tax savings as a result of the deductible interest expenses.

When calculating the after-tax cost of debt, the effective tax rate of a company should be subtracted from 1, after which the difference will be multiplied by the cost of debt. This will therefore be:

= Rate (10,8% × 1000, -960 + 20, 1000) × (1-40%)

=5.36%