Module 6 Question 2   ​(Individual or component costs of​ capital)  Compute the cost of capital for the firm for the​ following:   a.  Currently bonds with a similar credit rating and maturity as the​ firm's outstanding debt are selling to yield 8.00 percent while the borrowing​ firm's corporate tax rate is 34 percent. b.  Common stock for a firm that paid a ​$1.05 dividend last year. The dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 5.0 percent per year into the foreseeable future. The price of this stock is now ​$25.00. c.  A bond that has a $1,000 par value and a coupon interest rate of 12.0 percent with interest paid semiannually. A new issue would sell for $1,150 per bond and mature in 20 years. The​ firm's tax rate is 34 percent. d.  A preferred stock paying a dividend of 7.0 percent on a ​$100 par value. If a new issue is​ offered, the shares would sell for $85.00 per share.   a.  The​ after-tax cost of debt debt for the firm is ________%.

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​(Individual or component costs of​ capital)  Compute the cost of capital for the firm for the​ following:
 
a.  Currently bonds with a similar credit rating and maturity as the​ firm's outstanding debt are selling to yield
8.00 percent while the borrowing​ firm's corporate tax rate is 34 percent.
b.  Common stock for a firm that paid a ​$1.05 dividend last year. The dividends are expected to grow at a rate of
5.0 percent per year into the foreseeable future. The price of this stock is now ​$25.00.
c.  A bond that has a $1,000 par value and a coupon interest rate of 12.0 percent with interest paid semiannually. A new issue would sell for $1,150 per bond and mature in 20 years. The​ firm's tax rate is 34 percent.
d.  A preferred stock paying a dividend of 7.0 percent on a ​$100 par value. If a new issue is​ offered, the shares would sell for $85.00 per share.
 
a.  The​ after-tax cost of debt debt for the firm is ________%.
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