3 Book Hint Print erences Problem 14-7 Calculating Cost of Debt [LO2] Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a bond with 15 years to maturity and a semiannual coupon rate of 6 percent 4 years ago. The bond currently sells for 93 percent of its face value. The company's tax rate is 23 percent. a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Pretax cost of debt b. Aftertax cost of debt % % 2 Book Hint Print ferences Problem 14-6 Calculating Cost of Debt [LO2] Viserion, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 24 years to maturity that is quoted at 92 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 4 percent annually. a. What is the company's pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If the tax rate is 23 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Pretax cost of debt % b. Aftertax cost of debt % bok int tec ences Problem 14-4 Estimating the DCF Growth Rate [LO1] Suppose Stark Ltd. just issued a dividend of $1.96 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $1.60, $1.70, $1.77, and $1.88 per share in the last four years. a. If the stock currently sells for $70, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity capital using the arithmetic average growth rate in dividends? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. What if you use the geometric average growth rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Cost of equity % b. Cost of equity %