Sunrise, Incorporated, is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 28 years to maturity that is quoted at 106 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 6 percent annually.


a.

What is the company’s pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. G. , 32. 16. )

b.

If the tax rate is 24 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. G. , 32. 16. )