Mr. Z, who is in the 33 percent marginal tax bracket and itemizes deductions, recently inherited $30,000. He is considering three alternative uses for this windfall:

He could buy shares in a mutual bond fund paying 6 percent interest a year.

He could pay off a $30,000 personal debt to a local bank on which he pays $2,350 interest each year.

He could pay off $30,000 of the mortgage incurred to buy his home. This principal repayment would decrease his annual home mortgage interest expense by $2,900.

a. Compute the annual increase in Mr. Zs after-tax cash flow for each of these three alternatives.

Mutual fund shares
Personal debt
Home mortgage

b. Which alternative would you recommend?

	Mutual fund shares
	Personal debt
	Home mortgage