Question

You purchased 1,000 shares of the New Fund at a price of $38 per share at the beginning of the year. You paid a front-end load of 2.5%. The securities in which the fund invests increase in value by 9% during the year. The fund's expense ratio is 1.3%. What is your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year

Answer 1

1.40%

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year

Rate of Return=[($38,000*(1.13-.09))-((1000 x $38/(1-.025))]/[1000 x $38/(1-.025)]

Rate of Return=[$39,520-($38,000/(1-.025))]/-[$38,000/(1-.025)]

Rate of Return=($39,520-38,974.36)/38,974.36

Rate of Return=1.40%

Therefore your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year will be 1.40%