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Afirm incurs $30,000 in interest expenses each year. If the tax rate of the firm is 25%, what is the effective after-tax interest rate expense for the firm? A $25.875 B. $27.000 OC $20.250 OD. $22.500 Your retirement portfolio comprises 100 shares of the Standard & Poor's 500 fund (SPY) and 100 shares of Shares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (AGG). The price of SPY is $116 and that of AGG is $90. If you expect the return on SPY to be 8% in the next year and the return on AGG to be 3%, what is the expected return for your retirement portfolio? A. 6.55% OB 5.7% OC 5.13% OD 4,84%