The Omega Corporation has some excess cash it would like to
invest in marketable securities for a long-term hold. Its
Vice-President of Finance is considering three investments:
(a) Treasury bonds at a 9 percent yield; (b)
corporate bonds at a 14 percent yield; or (c) preferred
stock at an 10 percent yield. Omega Corporation is in a 30 percent
tax bracket and the tax rate on dividends is 15 percent.
a-1. Compute the aftertax yields for the three
investment options. (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places.)
a-2. Which one of the three
investments should she select based on the aftertax yields?
Corporate bond
Treasury bonds
Preferred stock
a-2) AS CORPORATE BONDS OFFER MORE AFTER TAX YIELD IT IS SELECTED.
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