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NorthWest Water (NWW) Five Years Ago, NorthWest Water (NWW) Issued $50,000,000 Face Value

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NorthWest Water (NWW)
Five years ago, NorthWest Water (NWW) issued $50,000,000 face value of 30-year bonds carrying a 14% (annual payment) coupon.NWW is now considering refunding these bonds.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.NWW's marginal tax rate is 40%.The new bonds would be issued when the old bonds are called.
-Refer to the data for NorthWest Water (NWW) .What is the required after-tax refunding investment outlay, i.e., the cash outlay at the time of the refunding?


A) $5,049,939
B) $5,315,725
C) $5,595,500
D) $5,890,000
E) $6,200,000

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