An investor purchases one municipal bond and one corporate bond that pay rates of return of 9% and 10.5%, respectively. If the investor is in the 20% tax bracket, his after-tax rates of return on the municipal and corporate bonds would be, respectively, _____.

Q: The interest rate on a taxable bond is 4%. If your personal tax rate is 25%, what interest rate on a…

A: Interest rate on a taxable bond = 4% Personal tax rate = 25%

Q: You can invest in taxable bonds that are paying a yield of 9.50 percent or a municipal bond paying a…

A: A security bond is a legally enforceable promise to pay the government if you or your employee…

Q: Suppose the state of Indiana issued a tax-exempt bond to pay for student fees in its universities.…

A: The tax-equivalent yield, also known as the After-tax yield, is used to establish if an investment…

Q: An investor recently purchased a corporate bond that yields 10%. The investor is in the 38% combined…

A: In the above question we need to calculate the bond's after tax yield from the details given.

Q: The Carey State Bank has purchased a bank-qualified municipal bond with a yield of 6%. This bank has…

A: The net after-tax return on the Carey State Bank's bank-qualified municipal bond can be calculated…

Q: 22. An investor in the 30% tax bracket is evaluating two bonds for investment: a corporate bond with…

A: 24The invoice price is the clean price plus the accrued interest.Accrued interest = (Coupon rate /…

Q: You are in the 30% tax bracket (federal & state taxes combined). A corporate bond is yielding 9%.…

A: Municipal bonds are provided by the government and are tax free in nature and these are provided to…

Q: 00 for corporate bonds that have a par value of $10,000 and a coupon rate of 7.4 percent, payable…

A: Bonds are paid coupon interest payments each period and par value is paid on maturity of bond.

Q: If a taxpayer's marginal tax rate is 33 percent, what is the after-tax yield on a corporate bond…

A: Marginal tax rate = 33% Before tax interest on corporate bond = 5%

Q: An investor is trying to decide between a muni paying 6.20 percent or an equivalent taxable…

A: The objective of this question is to find out the minimum marginal tax rate at which an investor…

Q: A bond issued by the New York state is priced to yield 6.30 % . If you are in the 25 % tax bracket…

A: Bonds are a kind of debt financial instrument which is a fixed-income investment vehicle that…

Q: A (general obligation) muni bond pays 7% interest. A Treasury bond pays 6.5% interest. Which bond…

A: When deciding between a municipal bond (muni bond) and a Treasury bond based on their interest…

Q: Frosty Corporation pays 11.6% interest on its outstanding bonds.  If its tax rate is 40%, what is…

A: When the corporation pays the interest on bonds, they are eligible to deduct this as an expense in…

Q: You are advising a high income client and speaking on the advantages of investing in Municipal…

A: When investing in municipal bonds, one of the advantages is that the interest income is typically…

Q: What’s the taxable equivalent yield on a municipal bond with a yield to maturity of 4.1 percent for…

A: The formula to compute equivalent taxable yield is as follows:

Q: A 10-year corporate bond has an annual coupon of 9 percent ($45 paid semi-annually) and a price of…

A: bonds can offer a range of benefits for investors looking for a stable source of income and a way to…

Q: Calculate the​ after-tax return of​ a(n) 5.625.62 ​percent, 20-year,​ A-rated corporate bond for an…

A: The objective of this question is to calculate the after-tax return of a corporate bond and a…

Q: If the municipal bond rate is 6% and the corporate bond rate is 8%, what is the marginal tax rate,…

A: The taxable equivalent yield is 8% in this scenario whereas tax free yield is 6%. We need to find…

Q: Curtis invests $450,000 in a city of Athens bond that pays 6 percent interest. Alternatively, Curtis…

A: The implicit tax equals the difference in pre-tax income earned from a similar (same risk) bond.How…

Q: Hui is currently considering investing in municipal bonds that earn 7.50 percent interest, Company…

A: Municipal bonds are tax free that means no taxes are to be paid on the interest income but corporate…

Q: Assume your in the 35% tax bracket and purchased a municipal bond with a yield of 3.60. What is the…

A: Taxable equivalent yield is the return on taxable investment which is equal to the tax-exempt…

Q: A 10-year corporate bond has an annual coupon of 9 percent ($45 paid semi-annually) and a price of…

A: A bond refers to an instrument that is used to raise debt capital for the issuing organization from…

Q: 5) A 10-year municipal bond yields 4.8%. Your marginal tax rate (including state and federal taxes)…

A: After-tax return is the earnings on an investment or asset after accounting for taxes paid on those…

Q: Harry Styles has the choice between investing in a City of San Diego bond at 3.00 percent or…

A: Bonds are debt instruments issued by companies. The issuing company pays periodic coupons or…

Q: Assume you are in the 35 percent tax bracket and purchase a municipal bond with a yield of 5.75…

A: Municipal bond yield = 5.75%tax rate = 35%Taxable equivalent yield =?

Q: An investor is in the 28% tax bracket. A corporate bond has a before-tax yield of 8%. What is the…

A: Given details are : Before tax yield = 8% Tax rate = 28% = 0.28 We need to compute the equivalent…

Q: Biogen is currently offering a bond with a coupon of 8.55%. The municipality of Boston is currently…

A: Bonds are debt instruments issued by companies or entities like a municipal body or a government…

Q: Assume that Larry's marginal tax rate is 25%. If corporate bonds pay 7.4% interest, what interest…

A: We must compare the after-tax return on the corporate bond to the pre-tax return on the municipal…

Q: How much explicit tax would Curtis incur on interest earned on the Initech, Incorporated bond? O…

A: A bond is a debt security issued by a company to raise finance for business operations.A bond holder…

Q: Assume that an individual owns a bond that they purchased for $100,000. The bond has a 10% coupon.…

A: Bonds- A bond is a fixed-income tool that represents a loan made by a shareholder to a borrower…

Q: Consider an investor who is in a 30% combined federal plus state tax bracket.  If a corporate bond…

A: Tax Rate = t = 30%Yield on Corporate Bond = r = 5%

Q: Assume a municipal bond has a yield of 5.75% and corporate bond of comparable maturity and credit…

A: After tax Yield on Municipal Bond = Before Tax Yield on Municipal Bond After tax Yield on Municipal…

Q: An investor is in the 28% federal tax bracket, pays an 9% state tax rate and 4% in local income…

A: Municipal bonds are tax-free bonds. issued by governments and the corporate bonds are issued by…

Q: Which is the better return for the investor on an after-tax basis? Please answer either corporate or…

A: Corporate bonds are taxable but Municipal bonds are not.Corporate bonds are currently yielding…

Q: A municipal bond has a coupon rate of 5.83 percent and ytm of 5.53 percent.  If an investor has a…

A: Solution:- Equivalent pretax yield on a taxable bond means the yield on taxable bond at which its…

Q: What is the taxable equivalent yield on a municipal bond with a yield to maturity of 4 percent for…

A: In this question we need to compute the taxable equivalent yield on a municipal bond.

Q: Suppose the interest rate on a taxable corporate bond is 4 percent while a municipal, tax exempt…

A: Step 1 Bonds are used for borrowing money by the corporates or state governments or municipalities…

Q: The current yield on a municipal bons is 6%. What would the equivalent taxable yield of this bond…

A: Yield on municipal bond is tax free. But yield on corporate bond is taxable. Given: Yield on…

Q: An investor is trying to decide between a muni paying 6.20 percent or an equivalent taxable…

A: A municipal bond is a type of bond issued by a state or local government to finance public…

Q: tacey faces a 15% tax rate on interest income. She can buy a $100 face value corporate bond yielding…

A: Municipal bonds are issued by the local government corporation and interest on these bond is tax…

Q: A municipal bond has a yield to maturity of 3.8 percent. What corporate bond yield would make  an…

A: Yield on Municipal Bond should be equal to corporate bond yield * (1-tax rate), for indifference…

Q: Curtis invests $800,000 in a city of Athens bond that pays 5 percent interest. Alternatively, Curtis…

A: Assuming that the Initech bond is also taxable and subject to the same 24% marginal tax rate as the…

Q: Show the tax benefit (per dollar invested) that exists on a municipal bond with a yield of 8U basis…

A: The revenue that the government receives from taxes is used to finance public spendings, such as the…