Larry and Ally Are Married and File a Joint Return

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Larry and Ally are married and file a joint return.They are considering purchasing a personal residence that will generate two deductions: $10,000 in home mortgage interest and $8,000 in real estate taxes.Their marginal tax rate is 25%.What is the total tax savings if Larry and Ally purchase the residence?

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Definitions:

Slope of the SML

The gradient of the Security Market Line which reflects the trade-off between risk and return in financial markets.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation measures the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.

Risky Asset

An asset that has a significant degree of price volatility due to its sensitivity to market fluctuations.

Risk-free Asset

An investment with a certain rate of return, typically considered to be government bonds or similar vehicles with no risk of financial loss.