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

question 13

Multiple Choice

Curtis invests $250,000 in a city of Athens bond that pays 7% interest.Alternatively,Curtis could have invested the $250,000 in a bond recently issued by Initech,Inc.that pays 9% interest with similar risk as the city of Athens bond.Assume that Curtis's marginal tax rate is 28%. How much explicit tax would Curtis incur on interest earned on the Initech,Inc.bond?

• A) $16,200
• B) $6,300
• C) $4,900
• D) $12,600
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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