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

question 101

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 24%. How much implicit tax would Curtis pay on the city of Athens bond?

• A)$17,500
• B)$1,400
• C)$1,300
• D)$5,000
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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Strange Situation

A procedure developed by Ainsworth in the 1970s to assess attachment styles in young children through observations of their reactions when separated and reunited with their caregiver.