Cost of Debt Yield To Maturity X (1 - Tax Rate) Cost of Debt 12% X (1 - 0.35) Cost of Debt 7.80%

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1 AFTER-TAX COST OF DEBT The Heuser Company’s currently outstanding bonds have a

10% coupon and a 12% yield to maturity. Heuser believes it could issue new bonds at par

that would provide a similar yield to maturity. If its marginal tax rate is 35%, what is

Heuser’s after-tax cost of debt?


Cost of Debt = Yield to Maturity x (1 - tax rate)
Cost of Debt = 12% x (1 - 0.35)
Cost of Debt = 7.80%

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