An investor is indifferent between holding a corporate bond with a before-tax yield of 6.61% and...
An investor is indifferent between holding a corporate bond with a before-tax yield of 6.61% and a tax-exempt municipal bond with a yield of 4.51%. What is the marginal tax rate of the investor, in %, to the nearest 0.1%? E.g., if your answer is 27.13%, enter it as 27.1.
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A corporate bond has a yield of 3.91%. What should be the yield on a tax-exempt...
A corporate bond has a yield of 3.91%. What should be the yield on a tax-exempt municipal bond (in %, to the nearest 0.01%) to make an investor with the 33% marginal tax rate indifferent between the two bonds? E.g., if your answer is 3.237%, record it as 3.24.
A tax-exempt municipal bond has a yield of 6.36%. What should be the yield (in %,...
A tax-exempt municipal bond has a yield of 6.36%. What should be the yield (in %, to the nearest 0.01%) on an otherwise similar corporate bond to make an investor with the 22% marginal tax rate indifferent between the two bonds? E.g., if your answer is 7.145%, record it as 7.15.
Calculate the after-tax return of a 8.15 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in...
Calculate the after-tax return of a 8.15 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in the 10 percent marginal tax bracket. Compare this yield to a 7.16 percent, 20-year, A-rated, tax-exempt municipal bond and explain which alternative is better. Repeat the calculations and comparison for an investor in the 33 percent marginal tax bracket. The after-tax return of a 8.15 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in the 10 percent marginal tax bracket is 7.34 %. (Round...
A municipal bond has yield to maturity of 5.08 percent. A comparable corporate bond has yield...
A municipal bond has yield to maturity of 5.08 percent. A comparable corporate bond has yield to maturity of 7.24 percent. Which of these two bonds should an investor with a marginal tax rate of 28 percent buy? A. The corporate bond because it offers a higher after-tax yield to maturity. B. The corporate bond because its stated yield to maturity of 7.24 percent is higher than the municipal bond's stated yield to maturity of 5.08 percent. CC. The municipal...
A tax-exempt municipal bond has a yield to maturity of 4.99%. An investor, who has a...
A tax-exempt municipal bond has a yield to maturity of 4.99%. An investor, who has a marginal tax rate of 30.00%, would prefer and an otherwise identical taxable corporate bond if it had a yield to maturity of more than ____%.
Calculate the after-tax return of a 6.35 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in...
Calculate the after-tax return of a 6.35 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in the 10 percent marginal tax bracket. Compare this yield to a 4.85 percent, 20-year, A-rated, tax-exempt municipal bond and explain which alternative is better. Repeat the calculations and comparison for an investor in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket.
A bond investor is considering two 10 year maturity bonds both rated A: the municipal bond...
A bond investor is considering two 10 year maturity bonds both rated A: the municipal bond is yielding 2.40% and the corporate bond is yielding 3.25%. At what marginal tax rate would the bond investor be indifferent between the two bonds? Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points.
of 25.1 An investor buys percent, what is his after-tax yield? a corporate bond that pays...
of 25.1 An investor buys percent, what is his after-tax yield? a corporate bond that pays an interest rate of 8.35 percent. If the investor pays a marginal tax rate Enter answer in percents, accurate to two decimal places.
Personal After-Tax Yield Corporate bonds issued by Johnson Corporation currently yield 12%. Municipal bonds of equal...
Personal After-Tax Yield Corporate bonds issued by Johnson Corporation currently yield 12%. Municipal bonds of equal risk currently yield 6%. At what tax rate would an investor be indifferent between these two bonds? Round your answer to two decimal places. % Corporate After-Tax Yield The Shrieves Corporation has $15,000 that it plans to invest in marketable securities. It is choosing among AT&T bonds, which yield 9.25%, state of Florida muni bonds, which yield 6% (but are not taxable), and AT&T...
1)- A municipal bond selling at par currently yields 7.5%. A corporate bond selling at par...
1)- A municipal bond selling at par currently yields 7.5%. A corporate bond selling at par currently yields 10%. At what marginal tax rate would an investor be indifferent between this two bonds? 2)- A corporate bond selling at par currently yields 7.5%. Amy's marginal tax rate is 20%. How much should a municipal bond selling at par yields so that Amy is indifferent between this two bonds? 3)- A municipal bond selling at par currently yields 6.5%. Bob's marginal...
Calculate the after-tax return of a 8.15 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in the 10 percent marginal tax bracket. Compare this yield to a 7.16 percent, 20-year, A-rated, tax-exempt municipal bond and explain which alternative is better. Repeat the calculations and comparison for an investor in the 33 percent marginal tax bracket. The after-tax return of a 8.15 percent, 20-year, A-rated corporate bond for an investor in the 10 percent marginal tax bracket is 7.34 %. (Round...
A municipal bond has yield to maturity of 5.08 percent. A comparable corporate bond has yield to maturity of 7.24 percent. Which of these two bonds should an investor with a marginal tax rate of 28 percent buy? A. The corporate bond because it offers a higher after-tax yield to maturity. B. The corporate bond because its stated yield to maturity of 7.24 percent is higher than the municipal bond's stated yield to maturity of 5.08 percent. CC. The municipal...
of 25.1 An investor buys percent, what is his after-tax yield? a corporate bond that pays an interest rate of 8.35 percent. If the investor pays a marginal tax rate Enter answer in percents, accurate to two decimal places.
Personal After-Tax Yield Corporate bonds issued by Johnson Corporation currently yield 12%. Municipal bonds of equal risk currently yield 6%. At what tax rate would an investor be indifferent between these two bonds? Round your answer to two decimal places. % Corporate After-Tax Yield The Shrieves Corporation has $15,000 that it plans to invest in marketable securities. It is choosing among AT&T bonds, which yield 9.25%, state of Florida muni bonds, which yield 6% (but are not taxable), and AT&T...
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