Consider a mutual fund with $202 million in assets at the start of the year and with 20 million shares outstanding. The fund invests in a portfolio of stocks that provides dividend income at the end of the year of $4 million. The stocks included in the fund's portfolio increase in price by 8%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 1.00%, which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end.

Required:

a. What is the net asset value at the start and end of the year? (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 3 decimal places.)

b. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund? (D