Question: A mutual fund charges 5% front-end load and 2% operating and 12b-1 expenses. At the beginning of the year, the fund has $300 million assets

A mutual fund charges 5% front-end load and 2% operating and 12b-1 expenses. At the beginning of the year, the fund has $300 million assets under management and 5 million shares outstanding. During the year the value of assets held by the fund increases by 12% and the fund receives dividends of $0.5 million. What is the fund's reported return? (The number of mutual fund shares outstanding is still 5 million at the end of the year.)

9.76%

7.82%

9.43%

9.92%

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