McNamara Hotels has 750,000 bonds outstanding, each with a $…
McNamara Hotels has 750,000 bonds outstanding, each with a $1,000 face value and 10 years to maturity. The bonds pay semi-annual coupon payments at an annual coupon rate of 8.77%. Currently, the bonds are trading on the secondary market at $1,062 per bond. The company has no other debt outstanding.What is the company’s annual cost of debt?Hint: Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to two decimals. Note: this is not an accounting question—I’m not looking for interest expense in dollars.