Question

You purchased 2,200 shares of the New Fund at a price of $25 per share at the beginning of the year. You paid a front-end load of 3%. The securities in which the fund invests increase in value by 15% during the year. The fund's expense ratio is 2.4%. What is your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year

Answer 1

Answer:

rate of return 9.22%

Explanation:

15% return on fund value - 2.4% fund expenses = 12.6% net fund gain

then, the shares were purchased with a loan which required to paiy 3% of interest up-front

therefore, we didn't invest 100% of the loan but 97%

0.97 x .126 =  0,12222

now, we subtract the 3% paid of interest:

.1222-0.03 = .0922 = 9.22%