Answer: 8.85%
Explanation:
GIVEN THE FOLLOWING ;
Municipal bond yield = 5.75%
After-tax rate = 35%
In other to produce the same after tax rate, What should be the yield of the synthetic company bond;
Assume yield on synthetic company bond = SC yield ;
We can connect our assumption using the mathematical relation below;
Municipal bond yield = after tax bond yield
5.75% = SC yield (1 - tax rate)
5.75% = SC yield (1 - 35%)
5.75% = SC Yield × 65%
SC yield = (5.75/65)%
SC yield = 0.08846%
SC yield = 8.85%