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

question 84

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%. What is Curtis's after-tax rate of return on the city of Athens bond?

• A) 1.96%
• B) 2.52%
• C) 7.00%
• D) 9.00%
• E) None of these

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