PackMan Corporation has semiannual bonds outstanding with nine years to maturity and the bonds are currently priced at $754.08. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 7.25 percent, what is the after-tax cost of debt for PackMan if its marginal tax rate is 30 percent? Round your intermediate calculation to two decimal places & final percentage answer to three decimal places.

You are bearish on telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. a. how much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker’s initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? b. how high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (input the amount as a positive value. round your answer to 2 decimal places.)