A Company Is Going to Issue a $1,000 Par Value

question 107

Essay

A company is going to issue a $1,000 par value bond that pays a 7% annual coupon.The company expects investors to pay $942 for the 20-year bond.The expected flotation cost per bond is $42,and the firm is in the 34% tax bracket.Compute the following:
a.the yield to maturity on the firm's bonds
b.the firm's after-tax cost of existing debt
c.the firm's after-tax cost of new debt

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Definitions:

Deferred Tax Asset

A tax reduction amount that can be used to offset future tax liabilities.

Income Tax Rate

The fraction of income that individuals or businesses must pay as taxes.

Statutory Tax Rate

The tax rate prescribed by law that applies to income, sales, or other taxable activities.

Effective Tax Rate

The mean rate at which a person or company pays taxes, determined by dividing the total amount of tax paid by the taxable earnings.