Carter Corporation Has Some Money to Invest, and Its Treasurer

question 6

Multiple Choice

Carter Corporation has some money to invest, and its treasurer is choosing between City of Chicago municipal bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds. Both have the same maturity, and they are equally risky and liquid. If Treasury bonds yield 6 percent, and Carter's marginal income tax rate is 40 percent, what yield on the Chicago municipal bonds would make Carter's treasurer indifferent between the two?

• A) 2.40%
• B) 3.60%
• C) 4.50%
• D) 5.25%
• E) 6.00%

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Definitions:

Internal Rate Of Return

The discount rate at which the net present value of an investment project is zero; the rate of return promised by a project over its useful life.

Discount Rate

The rate of interest employed to calculate today's value of anticipated future cash streams in discounted cash flow evaluation.

Discount Rate

An interest rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value, often applied in capital budgeting and investment valuation.

Working Capital

A financial metric representing the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities, indicating its short-term liquidity.