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1. At the current time Warren Industries can issue 15-year, $1,000 par-value bon

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Question

1.      At the current time Warren Industries can issue 15-year, $1,000 par-value bonds paying annual interest at a 12% coupon rate. As a result of current interest rates, the bonds can be sold for $1,010 each. Flotation costs of $30 per bond will be incurred in the process (which implies that f = 2.97%, or 0.0297 in decimal form) and the firm is in a 40% tax bracket.

(a)   Find the net proceeds from the sale of each bond for Warren Industries.

(b)   Calculate the before-tax and the after-tax cost of debt for Warren Industries.

At the current time Warren Industries can issue 15-year, $1,000 par-value bonds paying annual interest at a 12% coupon rate. As a result of current interest rates, the bonds can be sold for $1,010 each. Flotation costs of $30 per bond will be incurred in the process (which implies that f = 2.97%, or 0.0297 in decimal form) and the firm is in a 40% tax bracket. Find the net proceeds from the sale of each bond for Warren Industries. Calculate the before-tax and the after-tax cost of debt for Warren Industries.

Explanation / Answer

a) Net Proceed from each Bond = 1010-30 = 980 b) Before tax Cost of Bond PV (after Floation Cost) 980 NPER 15 PMT 120 FV 1000 Rate 12.30% After Tax Cost of Debt = 12.30*(1-.40) = 7.38%