PDQ, Inc., expects EBIT to be approximately $11.3 million per year for the foreseeable future, and it has 50,000 20-year, 6 percent annual coupon bonds outstanding. (Use Table 11.1)

What would the appropriate tax rate be for use in the calculation of the debt component of PDQs WACC? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Tax rate

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table 11.1 Corporate Tax Rates