Select a company that is in the S&P 100 and compute its after-tax cost of debt. You may want to focus on firms that have publicly traded bonds to utilize the methods we have covered in the
lecture notes. Then discuss where you see the after-tax cost of debt go in the next 18 months.
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Instructions: Due Thursday 01/16 At least 3 paragraphs long with 3 peer-reviewed references. What is the independence standard? Why is it important that users perceive auditors to be independent? Can an auditor be independent in fact, but not in appearance? Explain.