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.