Problem 4-48 (LO. 4, 5) Roy decides to buy a personal residence and goes to the bank for a $150,000 loan. The bank tells him that he can borrow the funds at 4% if his father will guarantee the debt. Roy's father, Hal, owns a $150,000 CD currently yielding 3.5%. The Federal rate is 3%. Hal agrees to either of the following: Roy borrows from the bank with Hal's guarantee to the bank. Cash in the CD (with no penalty), and lend Roy the funds at 2% interest. Hal is in the 32% marginal tax bracket. Roy, whose only source of income is his salary, is in the 12% marginal tax bracket. The interest Roy pays on the mortgage will be deductible by him. Considering only the tax consequences, answer the following. If required, round the interim calculation for the tax on interest income to the nearest dollar. Final answers should be rounded to the nearest dollar, if required. a. The loan guarantee: Hal's interest income from the CDs would be $ 5,250 before taxes and $ 3,518 after taxes. Roy's interest expense from the bank loan would be $ 6,000 before taxes and $ 5,100 after taxes. This arrangement would produce an overall negative cash flow after taxes to the family of $ 1,583 . b. The loan from Hal to Roy: Hal's tax on the imputed interest income from the loan to Roy would be $ 0 . Roy's tax benefit from the imputed interest expense from Hal's loan would be $ 0 . This arrangement would produce an overall negative cash flow after taxes to the family of $ 1,583 . c. Which option will maximize the family's after-tax wealth? The loan from Hal to Roy

Problem 4-48 (LO. 4, 5) Roy decides to buy a personal residence and goes to the bank for a $150,000 loan. The bank tells him that he can borrow the funds at 4% if his father will guarantee the debt. Roy's father, Hal, owns a $150,000 CD currently yielding 3.5%. The Federal rate is 3%. Hal agrees to either of the following Roy borrows from the bank with Hal's guarantee to the bank. . Cash in the CD (with no penalty), and lend Roy the funds at 2% interest. Hal is in the 32% marginal tax bracket. Roy, whose only source of income is his salary, is in the 12% marginal tax bracket. The interest Roy pays on the mortgage will be deductible by him. Considering only the tax consequences, answer the following. If required, round the interim calculation for the tax on interest income to the nearest dollar. Final answers should be rounded to the nearest dollar, if required a. The loan guarantee: Hal's interest income from the CDs would be 5,250 before taxes and 3,518 X after taxes. 6,000 before taxes and Roy's interest expense from the bank loan would be This arrangement would produce an overall negativecash flow after taxes to the family of b. The loan from Hal to Roy: Hal's tax on the imputed interest income from the loan to Roy would be Roy's tax benefit from the imputed interest expense from Hal's loan would be This arrangement would produce an overall negative cash flow after taxes to the family of c. Which option will maximize the family's after-tax wealth? The loan from Hal to Roy 5,100 X after taxes. 1,583 X 1,583 X