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A 3%, 20-year annual coupon bond issued by the Fairfax County is priced to yield 5%....

A 3%, 20-year annual coupon bond issued by the Fairfax County is priced to yield 5%. If you are in the 28% tax bracket, this bond would provide you with an equivalent taxable yield of _____.

A. 6.94%

B. 4.17%

C. 3.16%

D. 5.61%

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Equivalent taxable yield = Tax exempt yield / ( 1 - marginal tax rate )

Tax exempt yield = 5% (or) 0.05

Marginal tax rate = 28% (or) 0.28

Therefore,

Equivalent taxable yield = 0.05 / 1 - 0.28

= 0.06944 (or) 6.94%

The answer is option (A) i.e., 6.94%.

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