4. Consider the decision to purchase either a five-year corporate bond or a five-year municipal bond. The
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4. Consider the decision to purchase either a five-year corporate bond or a five-year municipal bond. The corporate bond is a 12% annual coupon bond with a par value of $1000. It is currently yielding 11.5%. The municipal bond has an 8.5% annual coupon and a par value of $1000. It is currently yielding 7%. Which of the two bonds would be more beneficial to you? Assume that your marginal tax rate is 35%.
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Financial Markets and Institutions
ISBN: 978-0321280299
5th edition
Authors: Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins
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