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Assume that Larry's marginal tax rate is 24 percent. If corporate bonds pay 9.8 percent interest, what interest rate would a municipal bond have to offer for Larry to be indifferent between the two bonds?
To be indifferent between two bonds,
tax free yield = taxable yield * (1 - tax rate)
tax free yield = 9.8% * (1 - 24%) = 7.45%