From a company's perspective, the interest payments on debt usually lead to:

		A decrease in tax for the company and an increase in the cost of debt
		A decrease in tax for the company and a decrease in the cost of debt
		No change in the amount of tax or the cost of debt
		An increase in tax for the company and an increase in the cost of debt

A company's cost of capital is:

		The cost to the company of raising long-term finance
		The return made by the company on its capital projects
		The return it makes on its assets
		The company's rate of profit