you are analyzing the cost of debt for a firm. you know that the firm's $14$ year maturity, $8\mathrm{.}2$ percent coupon bonds are selling at a price of $$838\mathrm{.}00.$ the bonds pay interest semiannually. if these bonds are the only debt outstanding, answer the following questions.

what is the after$-$tax cost of debt for this firm if it is subject to $30$ percent marginal and average tax rates? after$-$tax cost of debt $\%$