Serena bought unit trusts and invested for income she


Serena bought unit trusts and invested for income. She invested £42,000 in a unit trust with an offer price of £75 per unit, and sold the units after 3 years at the same price. During this period she received income from the units of £9,744. This income was not reinvested in units.

Calculate:

(a) the number of units purchased

(b) the percentage yield per annum

(c) the (3 year) income per unit.

Serena had to pay the following charges:

Fee on purchase: 0.2% of the sum invested

Fee on sale: 0.3% of the sum received

Fund management fees of £525

Calculate:

(d) the total charges paid

(e) the total charges as a percentage of the original investment

(f) Serena's income net of fees.

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