Problem
18-12 Tax shields
Compute
the Present Value of interest tax shields generated by these three debt
issues. Consider corporate taxes only. The marginal tax rate is Tc =0.40.
a. A
$2,000, one-year loan at 6% interest
b. A
five-year loan of $2,000 at 6% interest. Assume no principal is repaid
until maturity.
c. A
$2,000 perpetuity at 5% interest
Digital Organics (DO) has the opportunity to invest $0.96
million now (t = 0) and expects after-tax returns of $560,000 in t = 1 and
$660,000 in t = 2. The project will last for two years only. The appropriate
cost of capital is 10% with all-equity financing, the borrowing rate is 6%, and
DO will borrow $260,000 against the project. This debt must be repaid in two
equal installments. Assume debt tax shields have a net value of $0.35 per
dollar of interest paid. Calculate the project’s APV. (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round down your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
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