Ariel Invests $50,000 in a City of Las Vegas Bond

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Essay

Ariel invests $50,000 in a city of Las Vegas bond that pays 5% interest.Alternatively,Ariel could have invested the $50,000 in a bond recently issued by Jittery Joe's,Inc.that pays 8% interest with similar non-tax characteristics as the city of Las Vegas bond (e.g.,similar risk).Assume that Ariel's marginal tax rate is 24%.What is her after-tax rate of return for the city of Las Vegas bond? For the Jittery Joe's,Inc.bond? How much explicit tax does Ariel pay on the city of Las Vegas bond? How much implicit tax does she pay on the city of Las Vegas bond? How much explicit tax would she have paid on the Jittery Joe's,Inc.bond? Which bond should she choose?

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