Your bank has two checking account options, one pays tax-free interest at a rate of 2% per annum and the other pays taxable interest at a rate of 3% per annum. You are currently in a 25% marginal tax bracket. If you converted the tax-free interest rate to the comparable taxable interest rate, you would find that: A. The comparable taxable rate is 2.667%, thus you would select the taxable account. B. The comparable taxable rate is 2.35%, thus you would select the taxable account. C. The comparable taxable rate is 3.53%, thus you would select the tax-free account. D. You would always select the account bearing the highest interest rate.

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Your bank has two checking account options, one pays tax-free interest at a
rate of 2% per annum and the other pays taxable interest at a rate of 3% per
annum. You are currently in a 25% marginal tax bracket. If you converted the
tax-free interest rate to the comparable taxable interest rate, you would find
that:
A. The comparable taxable rate is 2.667%, thus you would select the taxable
account.
B. The comparable taxable rate is 2.35%, thus you would select the taxable
account.
C. The comparable taxable rate is 3.53%, thus you would select the tax-free
account.
D. You would always select the account bearing the highest interest rate.
Transcribed Image Text:Your bank has two checking account options, one pays tax-free interest at a rate of 2% per annum and the other pays taxable interest at a rate of 3% per annum. You are currently in a 25% marginal tax bracket. If you converted the tax-free interest rate to the comparable taxable interest rate, you would find that: A. The comparable taxable rate is 2.667%, thus you would select the taxable account. B. The comparable taxable rate is 2.35%, thus you would select the taxable account. C. The comparable taxable rate is 3.53%, thus you would select the tax-free account. D. You would always select the account bearing the highest interest rate.
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