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Discount factor

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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • June 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm #172978
    anastell
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    Dear Mr. Moffat,

    I am working on question 57 DD Co (12/09) from the BPP Revision kit and the discount factor used for calculation of cost of debt of Bond A is 10% while the annual interest of the bond is 9 %. The taxation should be ignored. I cannot understand why 10% is the discount factor.
    Could you help me with that matter ?

    thanks,
    Tanya

    June 3, 2014 at 8:23 am #173127
    John Moffat
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    For redeemable debt, the cost of debt is calculated by getting the Internal Rate of Return.
    As usual for IRR that means making two guesses and then approximating.

    I do not know what guesses BPP made – I do not have BPP books – it seems from what you have typed that they guessed at 10% which is fine. The examiner guessed at 11% and 9% in his answer, which is also fine.

    It might be of help to watch my free lecture on calculating the cost of debt.

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