Question

A corporate bond pays 6.25 percent interest. How much would a municipal bond have to pay to be equivalent to this on an after tax basis if you are in the 28 marginal percent tax bracket?A) 7.82 percentB) 5.79 percentC) 4.50 percentD) 7.26 percentE) 8.38 percent

Answer 1

Answer:

C) 4.50 percent

Explanation:

It is given that :

Interest a corporate bond pays = 6.25 percent

The marginal percent tax bracket is given as : 28 %

We have to find the amount that the municipality bond shall pay to be the equivalent to the amount after the tax basis :

We known that the municipal bond is tax exempted after the corporate tax bond should be equal to the municipal bond to be indifferent.

Thus, rate of return = rate of return after tax = rate x (1 - tax rate)

                                                                         = 6.25 % x (1 - 0.28)

                                                                         = 4.50 %

Therefore the answer is   = 4.50 %