Principles of Corporate Finance
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 30, Problem 37PS
After-tax yields Suppose you are a wealthy individual paying 37% tax on interest income, 20% on dividends, and zero tax on municipal notes. What is the expected after-tax yield on each of the following investments?
- a. A municipal note yielding 6.5% pretax.
- b. A Treasury bill yielding 8% pretax.
- c. A floating-rate
preferred stock yielding 7.5% pretax.
How would your answer change if the investor is a corporation paying tax at 21%? What other factors would you need to take into account when deciding where to invest the corporation’s spare cash?
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