Problem 13-2 Calculating Cost of Debt Sunrise, Incorporated, is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 15 years to maturity that is quoted at 90 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 4 percent annually. a. What is the company's pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If the tax rate is 21 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Problem 13-2 Calculating Cost of Debt
Sunrise, Incorporated, is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue
outstanding with 15 years to maturity that is quoted at 90 percent of face value. The
issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 4 percent annually.
a. What is the company's pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations
and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. If the tax rate is 21 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places, e.g., 32.16.)
a. Pretax cost of debt.
b. Aftertax cost of debt
%
%
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 13-2 Calculating Cost of Debt Sunrise, Incorporated, is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 15 years to maturity that is quoted at 90 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 4 percent annually. a. What is the company's pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If the tax rate is 21 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Pretax cost of debt. b. Aftertax cost of debt % %
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