Sabine Co has outstanding bonds with 10 years remaining until maturity, a coupon rate of 7%, semi-annual coupon payments, and a market price of 96.5% of par value. If the tax rate is 16%, what is the firm's after-tax cost of debt? Enter your answer as an annualized rate in decimal format, and show four decimal places. For example, if your answer is 5.1%, enter .0510.

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Sabine Co has outstanding bonds with 10 years remaining until maturity, a coupon rate of 7%, semi-annual coupon payments, and a market price of 96.5% of par value. If the tax rate is 16%, what is the firm's after-tax cost of debt? Enter your answer as an annualized rate in decimal format, and show four decimal places. For example, if your answer is 5.1%, enter .0510. 

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