You Purchase a One-Year Security with an Expected Real Pretax

question 27

Multiple Choice

You purchase a one-year security with an expected real pretax return of 6%. You forecast a 4% rate of inflation and are in the 35% tax bracket. Your real after-tax return would be

• A) 6.1%.
• B) 1.4%.
• C) 2.6%.
• D) 7.0%.

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