Calculate the cost of capital of a bond selling to yeild 13% for the purchaser of the bond. The borrowing firm faces a tax rate of 34% a. 8.58% b. 10.58% c. 34% d. 13.58%

2. An overview of a firm's cost of debt To calculate the after-tax cost of debt, multiply the before-tax cost of debt by (1-T). Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 11.10% for a period of six years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 25%. WGC's after-tax cost of debt is 8.32% (rounded to two decimal places). At the present time, Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) has 10-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,495.56 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 10%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 25%. If WGC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.) 2.94% 2.35% 2.65% 3.38%

Consider a bank with the following balance sheet (M means million): Assets Value Duration of the Asset Convexity of the Asset 5yr bond bought at a yield of 3.4% (lending money) $550M 4.562   12.026 12yr bond bought at a yield of 4% (lending money) $800M 9.453   53.565     Liabilities Value Duration of the Liability Convexity of the Liability 2yr bond sold at a yield of 2.4% (borrowing money) $300M 1.941 2.384 4yr bond sold at a yield of 2.8% (borrowing money) $500M 3.759 8.206   Calculate the equity (total asset – total liability) to asset ratio of the bank (Hint: equity to asset ratio = total equity/total asset)  Calculate the duration and convexity of the both asset and liability sides If the interest rates go up by 1%, using the duration and convexity rule to determine the net worth of the bank and the equity to asset ratio In c)’s scenario, to maintain the equity to asset ratio at 40% which is required by the…

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