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If Thomas has a 37 percent tax rate and a 7 percent after-tax rate of return,...

If Thomas has a 37 percent tax rate and a 7 percent after-tax rate of return, $78,500 of income in five years will cost him how much tax in today's dollars? Use Exhibit 3.1. (Round discount factor(s) to three decimal places.)

$29,045.

$78,500.

None of the choices are correct.

$57,646.

$20,709.

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Taxes payable in five years = $78,500 X 37% = $29,045

Taxes payable in today's dollars = future value of taxes X present value factor = $29,045 / (1+7%)^5 = $20,709

Correct answer is $20,709.

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