Consider a mutual fund with $218 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 8%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 1.00%, which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end. Required: a. What is the net asset value at the start and end of the year? (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 3 decimal places.) × Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Net Asset Value Start of the year $ End of the year $ 69 21.800 Per share 23.705 x Per share b. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) × Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Rate of 10.57 % return

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Consider a mutual fund with $218 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 8%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 1.00%,
which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end.
Required:
a. What is the net asset value at the start and end of the year? (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 3 decimal places.)
× Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Net Asset
Value
Start of the year
$
End of the year
$
69
21.800
Per share
23.705 x Per share
b. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
× Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Rate of
10.57 %
return
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a mutual fund with $218 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 8%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 1.00%, which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end. Required: a. What is the net asset value at the start and end of the year? (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 3 decimal places.) × Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Net Asset Value Start of the year $ End of the year $ 69 21.800 Per share 23.705 x Per share b. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) × Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Rate of 10.57 % return
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