9-12. (Cost of debt) Sincere Stationery Corporation needs to raise $500,000 to improve its manufacturing plant. It has decided to issue a $1,000 par value bond with a 14 percent annual coupon rate and a 10-year maturity. The investors require a 9 percent rate of return. a. Compute the market value of the bonds. b. What will the net price be if flotation costs are 10.5 percent of the market price? c. How many bonds will the firm have to issue to receive the needed funds? d. What is the firm's after-tax cost of debt if its marginal tax rate is 34 percent? 9-16. (Weighted average cost of capital) The capital structure for the Carion Corporation is provided here. The company plans to maintain its debt structure in the future. If the firm has a 5.5 percent after-tax cost of debt, a 13.5 percent cost of preferred stock, and an 18 percent cost of common stock, what is the firm's weighted average cost of capital? CATSOh Educati eurs CAPITAL STRUCTURE ($000) Bonds $1,083 Preferred stock 268 Common stock 3,681 $5,032