Assignment I
HCA 341
- Tyrian Lannister is in the 24 percent personal tax bracket. He is considering investing in CSULB bonds that carry a 11 percent interest rate.
- What is his after-tax yield (interest rate) on the bonds?
- Suppose Twin Cities Memorial Hospital has issued tax exempt bonds that have an interest of 8 percent. With all else the same, should John buy the CSULB or the Twin Cities bonds?
- Ned and Catelyn Stark are in the 37 percent tax bracket, considering both federal and state personal taxes. The CEO of Community General Hospital has been aggressively pursuing the couple to contribute $500 thousand to the hospital’s soon-to-be-built Cancer Care Center. Without the contribution, the Wealthy’s taxable income for 2018 would be $3 million. What impact would the contribution have on the Wealthy’s 2018 tax bill?
- For a hospital in Miami, calculate the Medicare payment for DRG 127 (heart failure and shock). Area wage index for Miami is 1.0533; DRG weight is 1.0345; standard labor amount (large urban) is $3,500 and non-labor amount is $1,600.