Answer:
The correct answer to the problem is 7.728%
Explanation:
Lucas marginal tax rate = 32 percent
Tax rate on dividends = 16 percent
Dividend yield of a dividend-paying stock (with no growth potential) = 9.20 percent.
To determine the interest rate a municipal bond have to offer for Lucas to be indifferent between the two investments from a cash flow perspective =
Dividend yield multiplied by ( 1- tax rate on dividends)
= 9.20% × (1 - 16%)
= 0.092 × (1 - 0.16)
= 0.092 × 0.84
= 7.728%
