2 01:56:41 eBook Hint Ask Problem 13-4 Calculating Cost of Debt Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a...

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2 01:56:41 eBook Hint Ask Problem 13-4 Calculating Cost of Debt Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a 20-year, 5.8 percent semiannual bond 4 years ago. The bond currently sells for 109 percent of its face value. The book value of the debt issue is $40 million. In addition, the company has a second debt issue on the market, a zero coupon bond with 11 years left to maturity; the book value of this issue is $40 million, and the bonds sell for 53 percent of par. The company's tax rate is 23 percent. a. What is the company's total book value of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. What is the company's total market value of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.) c. What is your best estimate of the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) References a. Total book value b. Total market value c. Cost of debt % 2 01:56:41 eBook Hint Ask Problem 13-4 Calculating Cost of Debt Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a 20-year, 5.8 percent semiannual bond 4 years ago. The bond currently sells for 109 percent of its face value. The book value of the debt issue is $40 million. In addition, the company has a second debt issue on the market, a zero coupon bond with 11 years left to maturity; the book value of this issue is $40 million, and the bonds sell for 53 percent of par. The company's tax rate is 23 percent. a. What is the company's total book value of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. What is the company's total market value of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.) c. What is your best estimate of the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) References a. Total book value b. Total market value c. Cost of debt %