ADK Has 30,000 15-Year, 9 Percent Annual Coupon Bonds Outstanding

question 81

Multiple Choice

ADK has 30,000 15-year, 9 percent annual coupon bonds outstanding. If the bonds currently sell for 111 percent of par and the firm pays an average tax rate of 21 percent, what will be the before-tax and after-tax component cost of debt?

• A) 7.74 percent; 6.11 percent
• B) 7.91 percent; 5.06 percent
• C) 8.05 percent; 5.15 percent
• D) 9 percent; 5 percent

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