2. An overview of a firm's cost of debt To calculate the after-tax cost of debt, multiply the before-tax cost of debt by Water and Power Company (WPC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 7.30% for a period of six years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 30%. WPC's after-tax cost of debt is (rounded to two decimal places). At the present time, Water and Power Company (WPC) has 20-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,181.96 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 13%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 30%. If WPC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.) O 6.02% O 7.53% 8.66% O 6.78%