An overview of a firm's cost of debt For which capital component must you make a tax adjustment when calculating a firm’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? Pick the correct choice.   A- Preferred stock   B- Equity    C- Debt     Three Waters Company (TWC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 12.50% for a period of five years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 45%. TWC’s after-tax cost of debt is_________%     (rounded to two decimal places).   At the present time, Three Waters Company (TWC) has 15-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,136.50 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 12%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 45%. If TWC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? Pick the correct choice. 5.60%   5.04%   6.44%   4.48%

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An overview of a firm's cost of debt

For which capital component must you make a tax adjustment when calculating a firm’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? Pick the correct choice.
 
A- Preferred stock
 
B- Equity
 
 C- Debt
 
 
Three Waters Company (TWC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 12.50% for a period of five years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 45%. TWC’s after-tax cost of debt is_________%     (rounded to two decimal places).
 
At the present time, Three Waters Company (TWC) has 15-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,136.50 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 12%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 45%. If TWC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? Pick the correct choice.
5.60%
 
5.04%
 
6.44%
 
4.48%
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