After-tax cost of debt Personal Finance Problem Bella Wans is interested in buying a new motorcycle. She has decided to borrow the money to pay the $30,000 purchase price of the bike. She is in the 28% income tax bracket. She can either borrow the money at an interest rate of 6% from the motorcycle dealer, or she coul take out a second mortgage on her home. That mortgage would come with an interest rate of 9%. Interest payments on the mortgage would be tax deductible for Be but interest payments on the loan from the motorcycle dealer could not be deducted on Bella's federal tax return. a. Calculate the after-tax cost of borrowing from the motorcycle dealership. b. Calculate the after-tax cost of borrowing through a second mortgage on Bella's home. c. Which source of borrowing is less costly for Bella? d. Should Bella consider any other factors when deciding which loan to take out? a. The after-tax cost of borrowing from the motorcycle dealership is %. (Round to the nearest whole percentage.) b. The after-tax cost of borrowing through a second mortgage is %. (Round to two decimal places.) c. Which source of borrowing is less costly for Bella? (Select the best answer below.) O A. Both loans have the same rate of 28%, so Bella should choose the loan she likes best. O B. Bella should borrow by taking the dealership loan. O C. Bella should borrow by taking the second mortgage. Click to select your answer(s). here to search

Bella Wans is interested in buying a new motorcycle. She has decided to borrow the money to pay the $25,000 purchase price of the bike. She is in the 33% income tax bracket. She can either borrow the money at an interest rate of 7% from the motorcycle dealer, or she could take out a second mortgage on her home. That mortgage would come with an interest rate of 9%. Interest payments on the mortgage would be tax deductible for Bella, but interest payments on the loan from the motorcycle dealer could not be deducted on Bella's federal tax return. a. Calculate the after-tax cost of borrowing from the motorcycle dealership. b. Calculate the after-tax cost of borrowing through a second mortgage on Bella's home. C. Which source of borrowing is less costly for Bella? d. Should Bella consider any other factors when deciding which loan to take out?

After-tax cost of debt Personal Finance Problem Bella Wans is interested in buying a new motorcycle. She has decided to borrow the money to pay the $30,000 purchase price of the bike. She is in the 22% income tax bracket. She can either borrow the money at an interest rate of 5% from the motorcycle dealer, or she could take out a second mortgage on her home. That mortgage would come with an interest rate of 9%. Interest payments on the mortgage would be tax deductible for Bella, but interest payments on the loan from the motorcycle dealer could not be deducted on Bella's federal tax return. a. Calculate the after-tax cost of borrowing from the motorcycle dealership. b. Calculate the after-tax cost of borrowing through a second mortgage on Bella's home. c. Which source of borrowing is less costly for Bella? d. Should Bella consider any other factors when deciding which loan to take out? a. The after-tax cost of borrowing from the motorcycle dealership is %. (Round to the nearest whole…

Ann Is buying a new home for $365,000.  She is choosing between 2 loan options. Loan A is a 15-year mortgage at 5% annual interest with a $25,000 down payment and $2688.70 monthly payment. Loan B is a 30-year mortgage at 4% annual interest with a $10,000 down payment and a $1694.82 monthly payment. Which loan has the lowest total cost? a Loan A is lower cost as it is approximately $111,170 less expensive than Loan B. b Loan B is approximately $87,235 less expensive than Loan A. c Loan B is approximately $52,379 less expensive than Loan A. d Loan A is approximately $102,473 less expensive than Loan B.