Cost of debt.   A company has outstanding 20-year, noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000, an 11% annual coupon, and a market price of $1,294.54.  If the company was to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate of the interest rate on that debt?                                                                                                          Tax rate                      40%                                                                  Maturity                     20                                                                     Par (face) value           $1,000.00                                                                     Coupon (Annual)        11%                                                                  Bond Price       $1,294.54                                                                                                                                                                       YTM = rd          =         Find the cost of debt                                                                                                                                                                 Cost of debt after taxes.  If the company’s tax rate is 40%, what is its after-tax cost of debt?                                                                                                    A-T debt cost = rd(1 – T) =      Adjust it for taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             A company’s preferred stock currently trades at $80 per share and pays a $6 annual dividend per share.  Ignoring flotation costs, what is the firm's cost of preferred stock?                                                                                                             Preferred stock price  $80                                                                   Dividend per share     $6                                                                     rp =                              Find cost of preferred stock

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Cost of debt.   A company has outstanding 20-year, noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000, an 11% annual coupon, and a market price of $1,294.54.  If the company was to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate of the interest rate on that debt?       

                                                                                                 

Tax rate                      40%                                                                 

Maturity                     20                                                                    

Par (face) value           $1,000.00                                                                    

Coupon (Annual)        11%                                                                 

Bond Price       $1,294.54                                                                    

                                                                                                 

YTM = rd          =         Find the cost of debt                                                              

                                                                                                 

Cost of debt after taxes.  If the company’s tax rate is 40%, what is its after-tax cost of debt? 

                                                                                                 

A-T debt cost = rd(1 – T) =      Adjust it for taxes                                                      

                                                                                                 

                                                                                                 

  A company’s preferred stock currently trades at $80 per share and pays a $6 annual dividend per share.  Ignoring flotation costs, what is the firm's cost of preferred stock?          

                                                                                                 

Preferred stock price  $80                                                                  

Dividend per share     $6                                                                    

rp =                              Find cost of preferred stock             

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