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Swifty Corporation has three outstanding bonds with market values of       98,000, 231,000 and 185,000 with respective...

Swifty Corporation has three outstanding bonds with market values of

      98,000, 231,000 and 185,000 with respective interest coupons of 8, 10 and

     12 percent. The current yield of those bonds are 4%, 6% and 5.5%. The

      corporation is considering a new project, what rate should be used for an

      expected interest rate?

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The weighted average yield should be used as expected interest rate

Total debt = 98000+231000+ 185000 = 514000

Hence

Expected interest rate = 4%* 98000/514000+ 6%*231000/514000+ 5.5%*185000/514000

=5.44%

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