At the present time, Andalusian Limited (AL) has 15-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. The
se bonds have a current market price of $1,329.55 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 12%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 25%. If AL wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.)A. 6.09%B. 4.87%C.5.48%D. 7.31%
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Explanation:
We are given:
K units of capital and L units of labor.
•Each unit of capital cost = 20
• Each unit of labor cost =25
• Level K is fixed at 5 units
We are told production function Q = K√L
Using the production functions and the values given, we can get that Q=5√L.
To find Q, the amount of labor will be given as:
Therefore, the Short run total cost function (STC) will be: