Questions from General Investment


Q: You invested in the no-load Best Mutual Fund one year

You invested in the no-load Best Mutual Fund one year ago by purchasing 1,000 shares of the fund at the net asset value of $20.00 per share. The fund distributed dividends of $1.00 and capital gains o...

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Q: Refer to Problem 12.11. If Best was a load

Refer to Problem 12.11. If Best was a load fund with a 2.5% front-end load, what would be the HPR? Data from Problem 12.11: You invested in the no-load Best Mutual Fund one year ago by purchasing 1,0...

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Q: You are considering the purchase of shares in a closed-end

You are considering the purchase of shares in a closed-end mutual fund. The NAV is equal to $23.75, and the latest close is $25.50. Is this fund trading at a premium or a discount? How big is the prem...

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Q: On January 1, 2018, you purchased 1,000 shares

On January 1, 2018, you purchased 1,000 shares of a fund for $20.00 per share. During the year, you received $2.00 in dividends, half of which was from dividends on stock the fund held and half of whi...

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Q: Create a spreadsheet model similar to the spreadsheet for Table 12.

Create a spreadsheet model similar to the spreadsheet for Table 12.2, which you can view at www.pearson.com/mylab/finance, to analyze the following three years of data relating to the MoMoney Mutual F...

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Q: A year ago, the Very Large Growth Fund was quoted at

A year ago, the Very Large Growth Fund was quoted at a NAV of $21.25 and an offer price of $23.25. Today, it’s being quoted at $22.94 (NAV) and $24.94 (offer). What is the holding period return on thi...

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Q: The All-State Mutual Fund has the following five-year

The All-State Mutual Fund has the following five-year record of performance: Find this no-load fund’s five-year (2015–2019) average annual compound rate of return....

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Q: You’ve uncovered the following per-share information about a certain mutual

You’ve uncovered the following per-share information about a certain mutual fund: Find the fund’s holding period return for 2017, 2018, and 2019. (In all three case...

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Q: On April 27, 2018, DocuSign, a California company that

On April 27, 2018, DocuSign, a California company that provides technology to enable digital signatures on important documents, conducted its initial public offering (IPO) of common stock. In the prim...

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Q: Listed below is the 10-year, per-share performance

Listed below is the 10-year, per-share performance record of the Blue Chip Growth Fund as obtained from the fund’s May 30, 2019, prospectus. Use this information to find the holding...

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