PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 18, Problem 2PS
Tax shields* Compute the present value of interest tax shields generated by these three debt issues. Consider corporate taxes only. Assume that the marginal tax rate is Tc = .30.
- a. A $1,000, one-year loan at 8%.
- b. A five-year loan of $1,000 at 8%. Assume no principal is repaid until maturity.
- c. A $1,000 perpetuity at 7%.
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