Viserion, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 26 years to maturity that is quoted at 95 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 6 percent annually.

a.What is the company's 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 25 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.)