PFIN 7:STUDENT EDITION-TEXT
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Author: Billingsley
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Chapter 12, Problem 7FPE
An investor in the 22 percent tax bracket is trying to decide which of two bonds to select: one is a 5.5 percent U.S. Treasury bond selling at par; the other is a municipal bond with a 4.25 percent coupon, which is also selling at par. Which of these two bonds should the investor select? Why?
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