Answer:
KJ Pharma Corporation
KJ Pharma's after-tax cost of debt is:
= 4.55%.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Face value of the bond = $100
Annual coupon rate (cost of debt) = 6.5%
Maturity period of bond = 20 years
Tax rate = 30%
After-Tax Cost of Debt = 6.5 (1 - 0.3)
= 4.55%
b) KJ Pharma's after-tax cost of debt is the interest paid on the bond less any income tax savings accounted for as deductible interest expenses. To calculate the after-tax cost of debt, KJ subtracts the company's effective tax rate from 1 and multiplies the difference by its cost of debt.
