You are an analyst in the Treasury department of Bennett Inc., a multinational firm. You have been tasked with answering questions the Treasurer has regarding short-term investing and short-term borrowing. Below are numbers that your assistant has researched for you to answer these questions. Discount rate on company's Commercial paper 1.00% Discount rate on money market securities for investing 3.00%) Dealers annual fee percent on commercial paper 0.15% Marginal tax rate 35% Yield on Municipal bonds 2.00% Short-term portfolio beginning of year value 250000.00 Short-term portfolio end of year value 257000.00 Line of Credit with the Bank 350,000.00 Interest Rate on bank lending 5% Commitment Fee percentage on line of credit 0.50%) Compensating Balance percentage on line of credit 10% QUESTIONS Suppose you leam that there are others in Congress who are pushing for an increase in the corporate tax rate such that your company's new marginal tax rate would be 40%. What would the taxable equivalent yield be in this case? O a.2.22% O b. 1.17% Oc3.33% O d. 18.3%