finance its new project, Old Habits Inc. needs $5M that will be raised by issuing 6-year bonds. The interest rate on the bonds is 7% and the bonds will be issued at par. The flotation costs will be covered from the proceeds of the bond issue and are 2.5% of the gross proceeds. Find the NPV of flotation costs if the tax rate is 25%. "-93,751" "-61,020" "-40,474" "-81,775" "-102,743"

finance its new project, Old Habits Inc. needs $5M that will be raised by issuing 6-year bonds. The interest rate on the bonds is 7% and the bonds will be issued at par. The flotation costs will be covered from the proceeds of the bond issue and are 2.5% of the gross proceeds. Find the NPV of flotation costs if the tax rate is 25%. "-93,751" "-61,020" "-40,474" "-81,775" "-102,743"

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter12: The Cost Of Capital

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