Question

PackMan Corporation has semiannual bonds outstanding with nine years to maturity and the bonds are currently priced at $754.08. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 7.25 percent, what is the after-tax cost of debt for PackMan if its marginal tax rate is 30 percent? Round your intermediate calculation to two decimal places & final percentage answer to three decimal places.

Answer 1

b. 8.225%

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate formula will be used to solve this question.

Please note that the NPER represents the time value.

Where;

Present value is $754.08

Let's assume that the face value is $1,000

PMT= 1,000 x 7.25% ÷2

=$36.25

NPER= 9 years x 2

= 18 years

The formulae is therefore

Rate(NPER,PMT,-,PV,FV)

The value of the present value is negative.

a. The pretax would therefore be 11.75%

b. After tax cost of debt would be ;

Pretax cost of debt x (1 - tax rate)

11.75% x (1 - 30%)

11.75% x (1 - 0.03)

=8.225%.