13.) An investor is in a 30% combined federal plus state tax bracket. If corporate bonds offer 6% yields, what yield must munici

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9966 [12] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-24T06:52:42+03:00

Answer:

the yield that must offer for the investor in order to prefer them is 4.2%

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

The after tax yield is

= Corporate bond yield × (1 - tax rate)

= 6% × (1 - 0.30)

= 6% × 0.70

= 4.2%

hence, the yield that must offer for the investor in order to prefer them is 4.2%

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