The encroachment, breach, or violation of a right, law, regulation, or contract. The term is most frequently used in reference to the invasion of rights secured by Copyright, patent, or trademark.
Multiply the after-tax interest rate of your debt by the principal amount of your debt. The result will be the true annual dollar cost of your debt. For example, if your loan is for $100,000, your interest rate is 5 percent and your after-tax interest rate is 4 percent, $100,000 times 4 percent equals $4,000.
What is Newco's cost of debt? Answer: R d (1-t c) = 7% (1-0.40) = 4.2% Calculating the Cost of Preferred Stock As we discussed in section 6 of this walkthrough, preferred stocks straddle the line between stocks and bonds.