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2- Drogo, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt iss

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Drogo, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 20 years to maturity that is quoted at 107 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 9 percent annually.

What is the company’s pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Drogo, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 20 years to maturity that is quoted at 107 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 9 percent annually.

Explanation / Answer

What is the company’s pretax cost of debt

use financial calculator

PV=-1000*107%=-1070

N=20*2=40 semi annual

FV=1000

PMT=1000*9%/2=45

Click CPT

Click 1/Y=4.1390% per semi annual

cost of debt=4.1390%*2=8.28% is answer

the above is the answers

Aftertax cost of debt=8.28%*(1-35%)=5.38%
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