Question

Suppose that short-term municipal bonds currently offer yields of 4%, while comparable taxable bonds pay 5%. Which gives you the higher after-tax yield if your combined tax bracket is:

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Taxable bonds

2Taxable bonds

3.They have the same after-tax yield

4.

municipal bond

Explanation:

The missing tax brackets are zero,10%,20% and 30%

Zero % tax rate:

municipal bond pays 4%

taxable bonds after tax yield=5%*(1-0)=5%

10% tax rate

municipal bond pays 4%

taxable bond after tax yield=5%*(1-10%)=4.5%

20% tax rate

municipal bond pays 4.0%

taxable bond after tax yield=5%*(1-20%)=4.0%

30% tax rate

municipal bond pays 4.0%

taxable bond after tax yield=5%*(1-30%)=3.50%