in discussions with its investment bankers regarding the issuance of new bonds. The investment banker has The cost of debt Gronseth Drywall Systems, Inc., informed the firm that different maturities willl carry different coupon rates and sell at different prices. The firm must choose among several alternatives. In each case, the bonds will have a $1,000 par value and flotation costs will be $40 per bond. The company is taxed at 23%. Use the approximation formula to calculate the after-tax cost of financing with the following alternative. (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Premium or discount Coupon rate Time to maturity 14 years $160 5% 1%. (Round to two decimal places.) The after-tax cost of financing using the approximation formula is