3. 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 Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 9.70% for a period of five years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 35%. WGC's after-tax cost of debt is (rounded to two decimal places) At the present time, Western Gas & Electric Company (WGC) has 5-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,438.04 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 14%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 35%. If wGC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? 2.68% 0 3.22% 3,08% 2.14%