25. Your client's federal marginal income tax rate is 35%, and his state marginal income tax...
23. All of the following statements explain the attributes of technical analysis EXCEPT A. technical analysts rely heavily on financial ratios in their analysis of stocks B. technical analysts rely on charts to predict the future prices of stocks C. technical analysts use terms such as trendline, support, and resistance in analyzing stocks D. technical analysts attempt to predict the future movement of stock prices based on past trends 25. Your client's federal marginal income tax rate is 35%, and...
Jennifer is in the 25% federal income tax bracket and the 3% state income tax bracket. If Jennifer purchases a municipal bond yielding 4.25%, what is her after-tax equivalent yield if the bond income is exempt from both federal and state taxes? 5.84% 5% 7.55% 8. A bond has a YTM of 6.5%, a modified duration of 16.9 years, a duration of 18 years and a 30 year maturity. By what percentage will the bond's price change if market interest...
A client in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket is comparing a municipal bond that offers a 5.20 percent yield to maturity and a similar- risk corporate bond that offers a 6.80 percent yield. Determine the equivalent taxable yield. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Equivalent taxable yield % Which bond will give the client more profit after taxes? O corporate bond O municipal bond
You are an investor in the 34% marginal tax bracket. You are looking to invest some of your funds in a fixed income security. You see a Mecklenburg County municipal bond with a yield of 2.75%. The other bond you are considering is a Ford Motor Company corporate bond yielding 4.00%. On the basis of taxable equivalent yield, which bond would you choose? Answers: A. The municipal bond because its after-tax yield is higher B. The municipal bond because its...
2. A developer pays federal income tax at a marginal rate of 27% and state tax of 6%. What is his effective tax rate?
(7-10) You pay a 32% marginal tax rate. You are considering investing in one of two bonds. First, there is a tax-free municipal bond that pays 4.30%. There is also a corporate (taxable) bond available with the same maturity and equal risks in all other senses to the municipal bond. In order to realize the same after-tax return for you, what rate must the corporate bond yield?
Below is how far I have gotten: Benefit of federal tax rate: ? 2. Ms. Drake is deciding between investing $50,000 in two different municipal bonds, both of which have the same risk. The first option is state of Colorado bonds paying interest of 3.35%. The second option is state of Texas bonds paying interest of 3.50%. All income from either bond investment is nontaxable at the federal level. Because Ms. Drake is a resident of Colorado, any income from...
You are an investor in the 37% marginal tax bracket. You are looking to invest some of your funds in a fixed income security. You see a Mecklenburg County municipal bond with a yield of 2.75%. The other bond you are considering is a corporate bond of equivalent credit yielding 4.50%. On the basis of taxable equivalent yield, which bond would you choose?
Municipal bonds are tax-exempt from the Federal income tax. Assume a new 10-year municipal bond has a 3%/year coupon rate. What would be the required coupon rate on a taxable bond for an investor to be indifferent in holding a taxable bond compared to the 3% tax-free bond? Assume the investor is in a 40% marginal income tax bracket. Both bonds have the same credit quality. 5.0% 1.8% 1.2% 7.5% 3.0%
Hyundai is considering opening a plant in two neighboring states. Option 1: One state has a corporate tax rate of 10 percent. If operated in this state, the plant is expected to generate $1,100,000 pretax profit. Option 2: The other state has a corporate tax rate of 2 percent. If operated in this state, the plant is expected to generate $1,060,000 of pretax profit. a. What is the after state taxes profit in the state with the 10% tax rate?...