After-tax return on the best investment alternative


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Problem: West Corporations was $50,000 which it plans to invest in marketable securities. The corporation is choosing between the following three equally risky securities: Alachua county tax-free municipal bonds yielding 6 percent; Exxon bonds yielding 9.5 percent; GM preferred stock with a dividend yield of 9 percent. West's corporate tax rate is 35%. What is the after-tax return on the best investment alternative? (Assume the company chooses on the basis of after-tax returns.)

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