Before-tax cost of debt and after-tax cost of debt
Personal Finance Problem
David Abbot is interested in purchasing a bond issued by Sony. He has obtained the following information on the security: Sony Bond
Par value $1000 Coupon interest rate 6.0% Corporate tax rate 35%
Cost$920 Years to maturity 10
Answer the following questions:
a. Calculate the before-tax cost of the Sony bond using the bond's yield to maturity? (YTM).
b. Calculate the after-tax cost of the Sony bond given the corporate tax rate.