The dollar cost of debt for Coval Consulting, a U.S. research firm, is 7.9%. The firm faces a tax rate of 34% on all income, no matter where it is earned. Managers in the firm need to know its yen cost of debt because they are considering a new bond issue in Tokyo to raise money for a new investment there. The risk-free interest rates on dollars and yen are r$=4% and r¥=0.7% respectively. Coval Consulting is willing to assume that capital markets are internationally integrated and that its free cash flows are uncorrelated with the yen-dollar spot rate. What is Coval Consulting's after-tax cost of debt in yen?
(Hint: Start by finding the after-tax cost of debt in dollars and then finding the yen equivalent.)
The after-tax cost of debt in dollars is (Round to two decimal places.)
The cost of equity is (Round to two decimal places.)