Today is January 1, 2003 and you just purchased a 7-year, zero coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 and a yield to maturity of 6 percent. Your tax rate is 30 percent. How much in taxes will you have to pay on the bond the first year that you hold it?

Today is January 1, 2003 and you just purchased a 7-year, zero coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 and a yield to maturity of 6 percent. Your tax rate is 30 percent.  How much in taxes will you have to pay on the bond the first year that you hold it?





a. $ 11.97
b. $211.49
c. $ 12.69
d. $ 39.90
e. $199.52







Answer: A


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