Multiple Choice
Easy Slider recently sold a 15 year $1,000 face value bond at a discount for $700 that net the firm $692 after flotation costs. The low coupon bond has a 6% coupon with interest paid semiannually. If Easy Slider has a marginal tax rate of 40 percent, what is its after-tax cost of debt for these bonds?
A) 10.0%
B) 6.0%
C) 9.2%
D) 7.8%
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