$(11-14)$ The Cost of Debt and Flotation Costs

Suppose a company will issue new $20-$year debt with a par value of $$1,000$ and a coupon rate of $9\%,$ paid annually. The issue price will be $$1,000.$ The tax rate is $25\%.$ If the flotation cost is $2\%$ of the issue proceeds, then what is the after$-$tax cost of debt? What if the flotation costs were $10\%$ of the bond issue? Solve for the unfilled cells