alleryStart learning →If the tax rate rises, other things equal, after-tax Kd will
Arise with tax
Bstay unchanged
Cfall with tax
Ddouble itself
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. fall with tax
Kd(1 - T) shrinks as T grows, so the after-tax cost of debt falls.
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