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The Jersey Corp. is considering four investments. Which provide the highest after-tax return for Jersey Corp., if it is in the 34% tax bracket?

A) treasury bonds at 12%
B) corporate bonds at 13.2%
C) municipal bonds at 8.4%
D) preferred stock at 10.8%

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The solution calculates highest after-tax return among treasury bonds, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, preferred stock.

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