Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a 15-year, 5.3 percent semiannual bond 2 years ago. The bond currently sells for 105 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 + Aftertax cost of debt O Pretax cost of debt % % c. Which is more relevant, the pretax or the aftertax cost of debt?

Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a 15 -year, 5.3 percent semiannual bond 2 years ago. The bond currently sells for 105 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.) c. Which is more relevant, the pretax or the aftertax cost of debt? Aftertax cost of debt Pretax cost of debt