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Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest

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Question

Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following table.

If the corporate tax rate is 35 percent, what is the aftertax cost of the company’s debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Bond Coupon Rate Price Quote Maturity Face Value 1 6.1 % 105.96 5 years $ 41,000,000 2 7.6 114.62 8 years 36,000,000 3 7.3 113.17 15.5 years 56,000,000 4 6.9 102.41 25 years 51,000,000

Explanation / Answer

Formula : Post Tax cost of Debt

k= [ C(1-T)+ (P-F)/n] / (P+F)/2

Where , k = cost of debt

T = Corporate Tax rate = 35%

C = annual interest payable

F= redemption price =$100 assumed

N= maturity of debt

T =

35%

Bond no

C

P

n

F

k calculation

k result

Face value

Weight

Weighted cost of debt

1

6.1

105.96

5

100

= [6.1*0.65+6/5]/(206/2)

5%

41,000,000

0.223

0.01

2

7.6

114.62

8

100

=[7.6*0.65+14.6/8]/(214.6/2)

6.3

36,000,000

0.196

1.23

3

7.3

113.17

15.5

100

=[7.3*0.65+13.2/15.5](213.2/2)

5.24

56,000,000

0.304

1.59

4

6.9

102.41

25

100

=[6.9*0.65+2.4/25]/(202.4/2)

4.52

51,000,000

0.277

1.25

Total

184,000,000

4.09

So the post tax weighted cost of debt is 4.09%

T =

35%

Bond no

C

P

n

F

k calculation

k result

Face value

Weight

Weighted cost of debt

1

6.1

105.96

5

100

= [6.1*0.65+6/5]/(206/2)

5%

41,000,000

0.223

0.01

2

7.6

114.62

8

100

=[7.6*0.65+14.6/8]/(214.6/2)

6.3

36,000,000

0.196

1.23

3

7.3

113.17

15.5

100

=[7.3*0.65+13.2/15.5](213.2/2)

5.24

56,000,000

0.304

1.59

4

6.9

102.41

25

100

=[6.9*0.65+2.4/25]/(202.4/2)

4.52

51,000,000

0.277

1.25

Total

184,000,000

4.09