Keys Printing Plans to Issue a $1,000 Par Value,20-Year Noncallable

question 34

Multiple Choice

Keys Printing plans to issue a $1,000 par value,20-year noncallable bond with a 7.00% annual coupon,paid semiannually.The company's marginal tax rate is 40.00%,but Congress is considering a change in the corporate tax rate to 30.00%.By how much would the component cost of debt used to calculate the WACC change if the new tax rate was adopted?

• A)0.57%
• B)0.63%
• C)0.70%
• D)0.77%
• E)0.85%

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Definitions:

Held To Maturity

An accounting classification for debt securities that a company intends and is able to hold until they mature.

Accrued Interest

Interest that has been incurred but not yet paid over a specified period, typically relating to bonds or loans.

Bond Interest Rate

The percentage of interest that bond issuers must pay to bondholders, typically expressed as an annual rate.

Semiannually

Occurring twice a year; used to describe the frequency with which certain financial or operational events take place, such as interest payments on bonds.