The Pre-Tax Cost of Debt

question 11

Multiple Choice

The pre-tax cost of debt:

• A) is based on the current yield to maturity of the firm's outstanding bonds.
• B) is equal to the coupon rate on the latest bonds issued by a firm.
• C) is equivalent to the average current yield on all of a firm's outstanding bonds.
• D) is based on the original yield to maturity on the latest bonds issued by a firm.
• E) has to be estimated as it cannot be directly observed in the market.
• F) None of the above.

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