You purchased 5,800 shares in the New Pacific Growth Fund on January 2, 2010, at

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You purchased 5,800 shares in the New Pacific Growth Fund on January 2, 2010, at an offering price of $34.60 per share. The front-end load for this fund is 5 percent, and the back-end load for redemptions within one year is 3 percent. The underlying assets in this mutual fund appreciate (including reinvested dividends) by 7 percent during 2010, and you sell back your shares at the end of the year. If the operating expense ratio for the New Pacific Growth Fund is 1.73 percent, what is your total return from this investment?

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Share price $            34.60 Front end load $               1.73 Back end load $               1.04 Income @7% $               2.42 Less:Operating Expenses @1.73% $               0.04 Less:Back end Load $               1.04 Less: Fron End Load $               1.73 Net loss $            (0.39) Add: Offer Price $            34.60 Return per share $            34.21 Total Return for 5800 shares $ 198,430.18

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