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

question 55

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)deducted.
• B)margined.
• C)refinanced.
• D)salvaged.
• E)ignored.

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