The Pre-Tax Cost of Debt for a fiRm

question 365

Multiple Choice

The pre-tax cost of debt for a firm:

• A) Is equal to the yield to maturity on the outstanding bonds of the firm.
• B) Is equal to the coupon rate of the outstanding bonds of the firm.
• C) Is equivalent to the current yield on the outstanding bonds of the firm.
• D) Is based on the yield to maturity that existed when the currently outstanding bonds were originally issued.
• E) Has to be estimated as it cannot be directly observed in the market.

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