1. As you know, municipal bonds (Munis) are a tax-exempt investment alternative in the case of federal taxes and in the case of most state and local taxes. Despite a relatively low rate of return, Munis size up well when taxes are taken into consideration. Outside of your company pension plan, let's assume a relative passes away and leaved you a $50,000 inheritance. Your three alternatives are a muni that pays 6.5%, a CD that pays 4.5% and a corporate bond that pays 10%. Assuming you are in the 28% tax bracket, calculate the after-tax return on your investment for each alternative. Project savings out for 5 years.

Muni CD Corporate Bond

a. Invested amount $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

1. Interest rate 6.5% 4.5% 10%
2. Return on investment (5yr) $ ? $ ? $ ?
3. Tax on interest income $ ? $ ? $ ?

After-tax return on $ ? $ ? $ ?

Need help on figuring out the question marks.