The Dollar Cost of Debt for John Galt Industries Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

The dollar cost of debt for John Galt Industries is 8.0%.The firm faces a tax rate of 40% on all income,no matter where it is earned.Galt needs to know its Yen cost of debt.The risk-free interest rates on dollars and yen are r% = 6% and r¥ = 2%,respectively.Galt is willing to assume that capital markets are internationally integrated and that its free cash flows are uncorrelated with the yen-dollar spot rate.Galt's after-tax cost of debt in yen is closest to:

• A)0.9%
• B)2.0%
• C)3.9%
• D)4.8%

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