tax rate
Question
Olympic Sports has two issues of debt outstanding. One is a 5% coupon bond with a face value of $33 million, a
maturity of 10 years, and a yield to maturity of 6%. The coupons are paid annually. The other bond issue has a maturity of 15 years, with coupons also paid annually, and a coupon rate of 6%. The face value of the issue is $38 million, and the issue sells for 90% of par value. The firm’s tax rate is 30%.
a.What is the before-tax cost of debt for Olympic? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Before-tax cost of debt %
b.What is Olympic’s after-tax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
After-tax cost of debt %