cost of debentures

shivaji (job) (424 Points)

26 March 2010  

Hello

please solve -- cost of debentures

company having 12% debentures Rs.120 million (Rs.100 each)

current ex-interest debenture market value Rs102.5 per Rs100

the debentures are redeemable after 3 years

Answer:

Let the pre-tax cost of debenture = kd

Then

102.5= 12/(1+kd)+12/(1+kd)^2+112/(1+kd)^3

the answer is 11% as per book

My problem

i am unable to get the answer 11% (by using calculator)

please help me anyone by explining  this by step by step ( with each and every simple step)

thanking you