Recently, April purchased a bond for $23,150 that pays a 6% coupon, payable semi-annually. The bond matures in 6 years at a par value of $25,000. She canreinvest the semi-annual coupon at 3.5% compounded annually. Her salary is $73,000 per year. Her marginal tax rate is 40%, which is also the applicable tax rate on interest income. The tax rate on dividend income is 22% and the tax rate on capital gain income is 20%. HINT: The first 2 questions below are before-tax, the last one is after-tax.
1) What is her annualized HPR before-tax if she does not reinvest her investment income?
2) What is her annualized HPR before-tax if she reinvests her investment income?
3) What is her annualized HPR after-tax if she reinvests her investment income and taxes are paid annually?