A state issued muni bond offered at a coupon rate of 4% is preferred over a junk bond of 6% whena taxpayer's federal marginal tax bracket is 30% and their state is 5%. (The investor is a resident ofthe state the muni is issued in and is also exempt from state taxation.)TrueFalse

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A state issued muni bond offered at a coupon rate of 4% is preferred over a junk bond of 6% when a taxpayer's federal marginal tax bracket is 30% and their state is 5%. (The investor is a resident of the state the muni is issued in and is also exempt from state taxation.) True False