(Cost of debt) Temple-Midland, Inc. is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 7.5 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $948 for the bond and Temple faces a tax rate of 33 percent. What is Temple's after-tax cost of debt on the bond? The after-tax cost of debt is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

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(Cost of debt) Temple-Midland, Inc. is issuing a $1,000 par value
bond that pays 7.5 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years.
Investors are willing to pay $948 for the bond and Temple faces a
tax rate of 33 percent. What is Temple's after-tax cost of debt on
the bond?
The after-tax cost of debt is
%. (Round to two decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:(Cost of debt) Temple-Midland, Inc. is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 7.5 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $948 for the bond and Temple faces a tax rate of 33 percent. What is Temple's after-tax cost of debt on the bond? The after-tax cost of debt is %. (Round to two decimal places.)
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