Answer:
the net cost of debt to a firm is generally less than the cost of equity.
Explanation:
If we assume both, investor in firms and lender to firms want's a certain return x
because the lender return (the interest) are tax deductible the net cost of debt will be: x ( 1 - t)
where t is the tax rate being rate beteen 0 and 1
as 1 less a fraction will be less than 1 we can stablish that:
x > x(1 - t)
x is the cost of equity
while x(1-t) is the net cost of debt
therefore, the cost of debt is lower than cost of equity.
