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Chapter 13 Financial Planning Exercise 7 Calculating approximate yield on mutual fund About a year ago, Elliot Cox bought some shares in the Axis Fund. He bought the fund at $24.50 a share, and it now trades at $26.00. Last year, the fund paid dividends of 40 cents a share and had capital gains distributions of $1.83 a share.   Using the approximate yield formula, what rate of return did Elliot earn on his investment? Round the answer to two decimal places. % Repeat the calculation using a financial calculator. Round the answer to two decimal places. % Would he have made a 20% rate of return if the stock had risen to $30 a share? -Select-YesNo

Chapter 13 Financial Planning Exercise 7 Calculating approximate yield on mutual fund About a year ago, Elliot Cox bought some shares in the Axis Fund. He bought the fund at $24.50 a share, and it now trades at $26.00. Last year, the fund paid dividends of 40 cents a share and had capital gains distributions of $1.83 a share.   Using the approximate yield formula, what rate of return did Elliot earn on his investment? Round the answer to two decimal places. % Repeat the calculation using a financial calculator. Round the answer to two decimal places. % Would he have made a 20% rate of return if the stock had risen to $30 a share? -Select-YesNo

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Chapter 13
Financial Planning Exercise 7
Calculating approximate yield on mutual fund

About a year ago, Elliot Cox bought some shares in the Axis Fund. He bought the fund at $24.50 a share, and it now trades at $26.00. Last year, the fund paid dividends of 40 cents a share and had capital gains distributions of $1.83 a share.

 

  1. Using the approximate yield formula, what rate of return did Elliot earn on his investment? Round the answer to two decimal places.
    %
  2. Repeat the calculation using a financial calculator. Round the answer to two decimal places.
    %
  3. Would he have made a 20% rate of return if the stock had risen to $30 a share?
    -Select-YesNo

 

 

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