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Jimmy's Cricket Farm issued a 30-year, 8 percent semiannual bond 3 years ago. The bond currently sells for 93 percent of its face value. The company's tax rate is 35 percent. Suppose the book value of the debt issue is $50 million. In addition, the company has a second debt issue on the market, a zero coupon bond with 13 years left to maturity; the book value of this issue is $50 million, and the bonds sell for 54 percent of par. What is the company's total book value of debt? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Total book value $ What is the company's total market value of debt? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Total market value $ What is your best estimate of the after tax cost of debt? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Cost of debt %

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FIRST ISSUE
Book Value = $50M
Market Value = 93% of Book Value = 0.93*50M = $46.5M

Let the Yield to Maturity be

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