At the present time, Perpetualcold Refrigeration Company (PRC) has 10-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,278.41 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 11%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 45%. If PRC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? 3.10% 3.87% 3.48% 4.64%

The correct answer is 4.33%(approx)

Explanation:

According to the scenario, the given data are as follows:\

Face value = $1,000

Market price = $1,278.41

Coupon Rate = 11%

So Coupon Payment = $110

Years to maturity = 10 years

So, we can calculate the after tax cost of debt by using following method:

After Tax Cost of Debt = YTM × ( 1 - Rate of Tax)

Where, YTM =

So, by putting the following value, we get

YTM = 0.0721

So by putting the value in formula, we get

After Tax Cost of Debt = 0.0721 × ( 1 - 0.4)

= 4.33% (approx)

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henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. for his research, he needs the consumer price index for 2014 and the inflation rate. based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the cpi and inflation rate for 2014? assume that a consumer’s basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:

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answer - 15% of a inflatation rate is 15% less in cpi