5. A firm is issuing new debt to finance a capital investment project. The firm will issue 15,550 new bonds with a $1,000 face value that will mature in 10 years. The bonds will pay a $35 semiannual coupon, and similar bonds are currently priced at 95% of par. The associated flotation costs are expected to be $15 per bond. Further, the company has a marginal tax rate of 34%. Given this information, what is the before-tax cost of debt?

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