Pearce's Cricket Farm issued a 20-year, 10% semiannual bond 4 years ago. The bond currently sells...

 

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Pearce's Cricket Farm issued a 20-year, 10% semiannual bond 4 years ago. The bond currently sells for 97% of its face value. The company's tax rate is 38%. Suppose 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 52% of par. Assume the par value of the bond is $1,000. What is the company's total book value of debt? (Enter the answer in dollars. Omit $ sign in your response.) Total book value What is the company's total market value of debt? (Enter the answer in dollars. Omit $ sign in your response.) Total market value What is your best estimate of the after-tax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places.) Cost of debt % Pearce's Cricket Farm issued a 20-year, 10% semiannual bond 4 years ago. The bond currently sells for 97% of its face value. The company's tax rate is 38%. Suppose 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 52% of par. Assume the par value of the bond is $1,000. What is the company's total book value of debt? (Enter the answer in dollars. Omit $ sign in your response.) Total book value What is the company's total market value of debt? (Enter the answer in dollars. Omit $ sign in your response.) Total market value What is your best estimate of the after-tax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places.) Cost of debt %