Problem 14-6 Calculating Cost of Debt [LO2]

Viserion, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 27 years to maturity that is quoted at 96 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 7 percent annually.

a.	What is the companys 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.	If the tax rate is 21 percent, 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.)