You pay $23,100 to the Laramie Fund, which has a NAV of $21 per share at the beginning of the year. The fund deducted a front-end load of 5%. The securities in the fund increased in value by 10% during the year. The fund's expense ratio is 1.6% and is deducted from year-end asset values. What is your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year

2.83%

Explanation:

Actual initial investment=$23,100-5% front-end load=$23,100-(5%*$23100)=$21,945.00  

The number of shares= 21,945.00/$21=1045  shares

The securities increased in value by 10% i.e $21 increased by 10%

new security value=$21*(1+10%)=$23.1 0

If the shares  were sold at end of the year the cash receivable by the investor is computed thus:

cash=new security value*number of shares-1.6% expense ratio

cash =23.10*1045=$24,139.50  

cash paid to investor= 24,139.50-( 24,139.50*1.6%) =$23,753.27  

rate of return=cash received-cash invested/cash invested= (23,753.27-23,100)/23100