Suppose a foreign investor who holds tax-exempt eurobonds


Suppose a foreign investor who holds tax-exempt Eurobonds paying 9% is considering investing in an equivalent-risk domestic bond in a country with a 34% withholding tax on interest paid to foreigners. If 9% after-tax is the investor's required return, what before-tax rate would the domestic bond need to pay to provide the required after-tax return?

A. 9.0%
B. 10.2%
C. 11.3%
D. 12.5%
E. 13.6%

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