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An investor purchases one municipal bond and one corporate bond that pay rates of return of 5% and 6.4%, respectively. The investor is in the 15% tax bracket. Please calculate his after-tax rates of return on both the municipal bond and the corporate bond.
Please enter your answer with TWO decimal points.
Post tax rate = Rate * (1 - tax rate) | |||
Pre tax rate | Post tax rate calculation | Post tax rate | |
Muni bond: % | 5% | 5.00% | |
Corp bond: % | 6.40% | = 6.4% * (1 - 15%) | 5.44% |
Please note Municipal bonds are generally tax exempt hence pre tax and post tax rates are same for municipal bonds.