Consider a mutual fund with $200 million in assets at the start of the year and with 10 million shares outstanding. The fund invests in a portfolio of stocks that provides dividend income at the end of the year of $4 million. The stocks included in the fund's portfolio increase in price by 12%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 1%, which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund?         12.88%     30.88%        13.00%     31.00%

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Consider a mutual fund with $200 million in assets at the start of the year and with 10 million shares outstanding. The fund invests in a portfolio of stocks that provides dividend income at the end of the year of $4 million. The stocks included in the fund's portfolio increase in price by 12%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 1%, which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund?
   

    12.88%

    30.88%
  
    13.00%

    31.00%

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