You have just lectured two tax-free institutions on the necessity of including taxes in the general equilibrium

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You have just lectured two tax-free institutions on the necessity of including taxes in the general equilibrium relationship. One believed you and one did not. Demonstrate that if the model holds, the one that did could engage in risk-free arbitrage with the one that did not in a manner such that:
-Both parties believed they were making an arbitrage profit in the transaction.
-The one who believed in the post tax model actually made a profit; the other institution incurred a loss.
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Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis

ISBN: 978-1118469941

9th edition

Authors: Edwin Elton, Martin Gruber, Stephen Brown, William Goetzmann

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