NorthWest Water (NWW) Five Years Ago, NorthWest Water (NWW) Issued $50,000,000 Face Value

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Multiple Choice

NorthWest Water (NWW)
Five years ago, NorthWest Water (NWW) issued $50,000,000 face value of 30-year bonds carrying a 14% (annual payment) coupon.NWW is now considering refunding these bonds.It has been amortizing $3 million of flotation costs on these bonds over their 30-year life.The company could sell a new issue of 25-year bonds at an annual interest rate of 11.67% in today's market.A call premium of 14% would be required to retire the old bonds, and flotation costs on the new issue would amount to $3 million.NWW's marginal tax rate is 40%.The new bonds would be issued when the old bonds are called.
-Refer to the data for NorthWest Water (NWW) .What will the after-tax annual interest savings for NWW be if the refunding takes place?

• A) $664,050
• B) $699,000
• C) $768,900
• D) $845,790
• E) $930,369

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