If a Corporation Has an Average Tax Rate of 40

question 133

Multiple Choice

If a corporation has an average tax rate of 40 percent, the approximate, annual, after-tax cost of debt for a 15-year, 12 percent, $1,000 par value bond, selling at $950 is ________.

• A) 10 percent
• B) 10.6 percent
• C) 7.7 percent
• D) 6.0 percent

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of a test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it depends on the chosen significance level.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that states there is no difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to test against in statistical hypothesis testing.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrasting the null hypothesis.