Cost of Debt CapitalForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Cost of Debt CapitalThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 13 years ago by Anonymous.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts May 14, 2011 at 12:43 pm #46222 vedavyasMemberTopics: 44Replies: 62☆☆This doubt is from the example (4.4) on page 271 of the BPP text. In calculation of the cost of loan capital I don’t understand why they have subtracted 1 . . . Please help. May 15, 2011 at 1:53 pm #71469 AnonymousInactiveTopics: 0Replies: 28☆You need to adjust the cost of capital for the tax rate–interest payments on the loan are tax deductible for the company. AKA ‘the tax shield.’For example, a 10% loan with tax at 30%: the cost of capital would be 10% * (1-0.3)=7%This is the only complication to the interest rate of a loan in F9.AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In