MindTap for Garman/Forgue's Personal Finance Tax Update, 13th Edition [Instant Access], 2 terms
MindTap for Garman/Forgue's Personal Finance Tax Update, 13th Edition [Instant Access], 2 terms
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ISBN: 9780357438909
Author: Garman; E. Thomas; Forgue; Raymond
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Taxable Versus Tax-Exempt Bonds Paxton Lynch, radio station manager in Denver, Colorado, is in the 25 percent federal marginal tax bracket and pays an additional 5 percent in income taxes to the state of Colorado.Paxton currently has more than$20,000 invested in corporate bonds boughtat various times that are earning differing amounts of taxable interest: $10,000 in ABC earning 5.9 percent; $5,000 in DEF earning 5.5 percent; $3,000 in GHI earning 5.8 percent; and $2,000 in JKL earning 5.4 percent. What is the after-tax return of each investment? To calculate your answers, use the after-tax yield formula (or the reversed formula) on page 140, or the Garmam/Forgue companion website.

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