Suppose one year ago the price index was 120 and Maria purchased $20,000 worth of bonds. One year later the price index is 126 . Maria redeems her bonds for $22,700 and is in a 40 percent tax bracket. What is Maria's real after-tax rate of interest to the nearest tenth of a percent?

a. 5.1 percent
b. 3.1 percent
c. 2.1 percent
d. 2.4 percent

b

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a. true b. false

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