New York Waste (NYW) is considering refunding a $50,000,000, annual payment, 14% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was issued 5 years ago. It has been amortizing $3 million of flotation costs on these bonds over their 30-year life. The company could sell a new issue of 25-year bonds at an annual interest rate of 11.67% in today's market. A call premium of 14% would be required to retire the old bonds, and flotation costs on the new issue would amount to $3 million. NYW's marginal tax rate is 40%. The new bonds would be issued when the old bonds are called.The amortization of flotation costs reduces taxes and thus provides an annual cash flow.
a) What will the net increase or decrease in the annual flotation cost tax savings be if refunding takes place?
b)What will the after-tax annual interest savings for NYW be if the refunding takes place?
c) What is the required after-tax refunding investment outlay, i.e., the cash outlay at the time of the refunding?
(PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK AND CALCULATIONS)
| New York Waste (NYW) is considering refunding a $50,000,000, annual payment, 14% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was issued 5 years ago. It has been amortizing $3 million of flotation costs on these bonds over their 30-year life. The company could sell a new issue of 25-year bonds at an annual interest rate of 11.67% in today's market. A call premium of 14% would be required to retire the old bonds, and flotation costs on the new issue would amount to $3 million. NYW's marginal tax rate is 40%. The new bonds would be issued when the old bonds are called.The amortization of flotation costs reduces taxes and thus provides an annual cash flow. (PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK AND CALCULATIONS) |
