Problem: Calculating the Cost of Debt. Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the table below. If the corporate tax rate is 34 percent, what is the aftertax cost of Ying's debt?
|
Bond
|
Coupon Rate
|
Price Quote
|
Maturity
|
Face Value
|
|
1
|
5.00%
|
98
|
5 years
|
$10,000,000
|
|
2
|
7.50
|
109
|
8 years
|
45,000,000
|
|
3
|
6.40
|
94
|
15^ years
|
35,000,000
|
|
4
|
9.75
|
115
|
25 years
|
45,000,000
|