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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
*23. Garnet Corporation is considering issuing risk-free debt or risk-free preferred stock. The tax rate on interest income is 35%, and the tax rate on dividends or capital gains from preferred stock is 15%. However, the dividends on preferred stock are not deductible for corporate tax purposes, and the corporate tax rate is 40%.
If the risk-free interest rate for debt is 6%, what is the cost of capital for risk-free preferred
stock?
What is the after-tax debt cost of capital for the firm? Which security is cheaper for the firm?
Show that the after-tax debt cost of capital is equal to the preferred stock cost of capital multiplied by (1 - t*).
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