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Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest

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Question

Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following table. If the corporate tax rate is 33 percent, what is the aftertax cost of Ying's debt? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

Bond

Coupon Rate

Price Quote

Maturity

Face Value

26.5 years    

   

$62,000,000  

Bond

Coupon Rate

Price Quote

Maturity

YTM

Face Value

1 5.5%      105      3 years        3.72% $ 19,000,000    2 6.1%         113      6 years        3.67% $43,000,000    3 5.4%         104      14.5 years        5.01% $41,000,000    4 5.9%         18     

26.5 years    

   

4.7%

$62,000,000  

Explanation / Answer

Bond Coupon Rate Price Quote Maturity Face Value Market value Weight No. of periods Coupon Rate YTM 1 5.50% 105.00 3 years $19,000,000 $19,950,000 16.31% 6 $27.50 2.2106% 3.72% 2 6.10% 113.00 6 years $43,000,000 $48,590,000 39.72% 12 $30.50 2.2804% 3.67% 3 5.40% 104.00 14.5 years $41,000,000 $42,640,000 34.85% 29 $27.00 2.8535% 5.01% 4 5.90% 18.00 26.5 years $62,000,000 $11,160,000 9.12% 53 $29.50 2.5678% 4.70% $122,340,000 Weighted average YTM of company's debt = 4.24% After tax cost of debt = 2.84% Aftertax cost of debt 2.84 percent