Problem 13.17 (Part Level Submission)

You are analyzing the cost of debt for a firm. You know that the firms 14-year maturity, 7.8 percent coupon bonds are selling at a price of $1,046.97. The bonds pay interest semiannually. If these bonds are the only debt outstanding for the firm, answer the following questions.

What is the current YTM of the bonds? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.)

Current YTM for the bonds ________%

What is the after-tax cost of debt for this firm if it has 30 percent marginal and average tax rate?(Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%)

After - tax cost of debt ________%