Adanya's Marginal Tax Rate Is 39

question 98

Essay

Adanya's marginal tax rate is 39.6% and she is trying to decide whether to invest in tax-exempt bonds which pay 5% interest or taxable bonds paying 7% interest.The bonds have equivalent risk.Which of the bonds would yield the highest amount of income after taxes?

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