CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780357110362
Author: Murphy
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 1, Problem 63P
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Identify the rate of interest which the tax-exempt security would have to pay to get a greater return on Person E’s investment.
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