Reference no: EM132946099
The capital structure of a company during the whole of this current financial year has been as follows:
Ordinary Shares $1 fully paid - market value $800,000
6% debentures ($100 par value) $212,000
8% Unsecured Notes ($100 par value) $306,000
Last year's dividends for the company was 8 cents and this rate is expected to grow at a rate of 5% p.a.
The market value of the company's ordinary shares is $2 per share.
The market value of the debentures is $106; redeemable at par in 5 years.
The market value of the notes is $102; redeemable at par in 3 years.
The company tax rate is 30%.
Problem 1: The after tax cost of capital for the debentures is:
Select one:
a. 6.00%
b. 4.63%
c. 3.24%
d. 4.20%