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2 March, 05:44

LL Incorporated's currently outstanding 8% coupon bonds have a yield to maturity of 12%. LL believes it could issue new bonds at par that would provide a similar yield to maturity. If its marginal tax rate is 30%, what is LL's after-tax cost of debt? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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  1. 2 March, 07:14
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    8.4%

    Explanation:

    After-tax cost of debt = YTM x (1 - tax rate)

    YTM = 12%

    Tax Rate = 30%

    = 0.12 (1 - 0.3)

    = 0.12 (0.70)

    After-tax cost of debt = 0.084 or 8.4%
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