Waller, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 14 years to maturity that is quoted at 93 percent...

Waller, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 14 years to maturity that is quoted at 93 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 9 percent annually.

A) What is the company's pre tax cost of debt?

B) If the tax rate is 33%, what is the aftertax cost of debt?