Check my work Check My Work button is now disabledItem 5Item 5 6 points The aftertax cost of debt: Multiple Choice varies inversely to changes in market interest rates. will generally exceed the cost of equity if the relevant tax rate is zero. will generally equal the cost of preferred if the tax rate is zero. is unaffected by changes in the market rate of interest. is highly dependent upon a company's tax rate.

is highly dependent upon a company's tax rate.

Explanation:

The after-tax cost of debt is defined as the net cost of debt that is determined by adjusting the gross cost of debt incurred for its tax benefits. The after-tax cost of debt

equals the pre-tax cost of debt which is then multiplied by (1 – tax rate).

The after-tax cost of debt is the cost of debt which is included while calculating the weighted average cost of capital and it has a greater effect on the cost of capital of a firm when there's an increase in the debt-equity ratio.

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of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.