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Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table represents the actual return of each sector of the manager's portfolio in column $1,$ the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column $2,$ the benchmark or neutral sector allocations in column $3,$ and the returns of sector indices in column $4.$

$\backslash$table$[[,$Actual Return,Actual Weight,Benchmark Weight,Index Return$],[$Equity$,2\mathrm{.}1\%,0\mathrm{.}7,0\mathrm{.}5,2\mathrm{.}6\%($S&P $500)],[$Bonds$,1\mathrm{.}1,0\mathrm{.}1,0\mathrm{.}2,1\mathrm{.}3($Barclay$\text{'}$s Aggregate$)],[$Cash$,0\mathrm{.}5,0\mathrm{.}2,0\mathrm{.}3,0\mathrm{.}5]]$

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a$-1.$ What was the manager's return in the month? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Input all amounts as positive values. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

$\backslash$table$[[$Answer is complete and correct.,$],[$The manager's return in the month is$,1\mathrm{.}68,\%$