Herns Restaurants is planning to open a new restaurant location. The restaurant will need to finance the debt with a 10 -year loan with an interest rate of
8.5%
. If it pays an average tax rate of
34%
, what is the difference between the before-and after-tax rates for this loan? The after-tax rate is
5.61%
higher than the before-tax rate. The after-tax rate is
2.89%
lower than the before-tax rate. The after-tax rate is
5.61%
lower than the before-tax rate. The after-tax rate is
2.89%
higher than the before-tax rate.