ASC Corporation issued $ 2 5 million ( par value ) of bonds to fund a capital
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Question:
ASC Corporation issued $ million par value of bonds to fund a capital expansion project. The bonds were percent semiannual bond and currently sells for percent of its face value and has years to maturity. The companys tax rate is percent.
a What is the pretax cost of debt?b What is the aftertax cost of debt?c In addition to the $ million bond issue, the company has a second debt issue on the market, a percent semiannual bond with years left to maturity; the book value of this issue is $ million, and the bonds sell for percent of par. What is your best estimate of the aftertax cost of debt now? I am using excel spreadsheet and using RATE function and getting different answers! I a getting pretax cost of Debt for first bond as and second bond as and after tax cost of debt for first bond as and second bond as Whay are we off?
Posted Date: