Curtis Invests $250,000 in a City of Athens Bond That

question 133

Multiple Choice

Curtis invests $250,000 in a city of Athens bond that pays 7 percent interest. Alternatively, Curtis could have invested the $250,000 in a bond recently issued by Initech, Incorporated that pays 9percent interest with similar risk as the city of Athens bond. Assume that Curtis's marginal tax rate is 24 percent. What is Curtis's after-tax rate of return on the city of Athens bond?

• A)5)32 percent
• B)6)84 percent
• C)7)00 percent
• D)9)00 percent
• E)None of the choices are correct

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Definitions:

Pure Play Method

A valuation technique that involves comparing the firm of interest to another company that has a single line of business similar to the target company.

Real Option

The right, but not the obligation, to undertake certain business initiatives, such as deferring, abandoning, expanding, staging, or contracting a project at a future date.

Capital Budgeting

The process of analyzing and ranking potential expenditures or investments that are significant in amount, to determine which projects will provide the best return.

Assigned Value

A valuation determined for an asset or liability, often used in accounting to assign costs or values.