22. An investor in the 30% tax bracket is evaluating two bonds for investment: a corporate bond with a yield to maturity (YTM) of 8% and a government bond that is tax-free with a YTM of 1075% What is the tax-equivalent yield of the government bond for the investor, and which bond should they choose based on the higher yield? A) 5.60%; Choose the corporate bond. B) 7.14%; Choose the corporate bond. C) 5.60%; Choose the government bond. D) 7.14%; Choose the government bond. E) 8.00%; Choose the corporate bond. 23. An investor is considering purchasing either a tax-exempt municipal bond with a yield to maturity (YTM) of 3.5 percent or a taxable corporate bond with a YTM of 6.0 percent. What would be the investor's tax rate that would make them indifferent between the two bonds? A) 41.67% B) 58.33% C) 42.00% AD) 58.00% biupil boodamen baisqn 24. A bond with a coupon rate of 4.50 percent makes semiannual payments. There are 3 ee months remaining until the next coupon payment. If the bond's clean price is $1,025 and the par value is $1,000, what is the bond's invoice price? m A) $1,036.25 B) $1,047.25 28000C) $1,037.50 D) $995.63 LO 5

22. An investor in the 30% tax bracket is evaluating two bonds for investment: a corporate bond with a yield to maturity (YTM) of 8% and a government bond that is tax-free with a YTM of 1075% What is the tax-equivalent yield of the government bond for the investor, and which bond should they choose based on the higher yield? A) 5.60%; Choose the corporate bond. B) 7.14%; Choose the corporate bond. C) 5.60%; Choose the government bond. D) 7.14%; Choose the government bond. E) 8.00%; Choose the corporate bond. 23. An investor is considering purchasing either a tax-exempt municipal bond with a yield to maturity (YTM) of 3.5 percent or a taxable corporate bond with a YTM of 6.0 percent. What would be the investor's tax rate that would make them indifferent between the two bonds? A) 41.67% B) 58.33% C) 42.00% AD) 58.00% biupil boodamen baisqn 24. A bond with a coupon rate of 4.50 percent makes semiannual payments. There are 3 ee months remaining until the next coupon payment. If the bond's clean price is $1,025 and the par value is $1,000, what is the bond's invoice price? m A) $1,036.25 B) $1,047.25 28000C) $1,037.50 D) $995.63 LO 5

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Author:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Publisher:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Chapter12: Investing In Stocks And Bonds

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