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One of the advantages of borrowing is that interest is deductible for income tax purposes....

One of the advantages of borrowing is that interest is deductible for income tax purposes.

a. If a company pays 8 percent interest to borrow $500,000. but is in an income tax bracket that requires it to pay 40 percent income tax. what is the actual net-of-tax interest cost that the company incurs?


b. What is the effective interest rate that is paid by the company?

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