Answer: 11.2%
Explanation:
Here is the completed question:
berkshire hathaway a corporation, owns Goldman Sachs preferred stock with a 12 dividend yield. What is Berthshire Hathaway's after-tax dividend yield on this preferred stock if their marginal tax rate is 21%?
The dividend yield that's not subject to tax will be:
= 12% × 70%
= 0.12 × 0.7
= 0.084
The dividend yield that's subject to tax will be:
= 12% × 30% × (1 - 21%)
= 0.12 × 0.3 × 0.79
= 0.02844
Berthshire Hathaway's after-tax dividend yield will now be:
= 0.084 - 0.02844
= 0.11244
= 11.2%
