Problem 31-38 After-tax yields Suppose you are a wealthy individual paying 35% tax on income. What is the expected after-tax yield on each of the following investments? a. A municipal note yielding 7.4% pretax. b. A Treasury bill yielding 11.6% pretax. c. A floating-rate preferred stock yielding 7.8% pretax. How would your answer change if the investor is a corporation paying tax at 35%? Note: For all requirements, do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places. a. After-tax yield on Municipal note b. After-tax yield on Treasury bill c. After-tax yield on Preferred stock Individual % % % Corporation % % %
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![Problem 31-38 After-tax yields
Suppose you are a wealthy individual paying 35% tax on income. What is the expected after-tax yield on each of the following
investments?
a. A municipal note yielding 7.4% pretax.
b. A Treasury bill yielding 11.6% pretax.
c. A floating-rate preferred stock yielding 7.8% pretax.
How would your answer change if the investor is a corporation paying tax at 35%?
Note: For all requirements, do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.
a. After-tax yield on Municipal note
b. After-tax yield on Treasury bill
c. After-tax yield on Preferred stock
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Corporation
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