The yield on a tax-exempt bond:

A. is called the risk-free yield.
B. is equal to the yield on a U.S. 30-year bond.
C. equals the taxable bond yield times one minus the tax rate.
D. only applies to foreign bonds because they are exempt from U.S. income taxes.


Answer: C

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