The Fact That the After-Tax Cost of Debt Is Lower

question 100

Multiple Choice

The fact that the after-tax cost of debt is lower than the pretax cost of debt implicitly assumes that interest expense can be

• A)expensed.
• B)margined.
• C)refinanced.
• D)none of the above

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