The Pre-Tax Cost of Debt for a Firm

question 32

Multiple Choice

The pre-tax cost of debt for a firm:

• A) is equal to the yield to maturity on the outstanding bonds of the firm.
• B) is equal to the coupon rate of the outstanding bonds of the firm.
• C) is equivalent to the current yield on the outstanding bonds of the firm.
• D) is based on the yield to maturity that existed when the currently outstanding bonds were originally issued.
• E) has to be estimated as it cannot be directly observed in the market.

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