8. When Jill Thompson received a large settlement from an automobile accident,

she chose to invest $146,000 in the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. This fund has an

expense ratio of 0.17 percent. What is the amount of the fees that Jill will pay this

year? (L013.1)

The amount of fees that Jill will pay this year=$248.20

Explanation:

Expense ratio is a measure of how much fees that fund management firms charge their clients for their investments services. These fees cover administrative and operational costs. In our case, the expense ratio will be expressed as the fees that Jill will pay as a portion of the total amount she invested. The expense ratio can be expressed as shown;

ER=C/A

where;

ER=expense ratio

C=total funds cost

A=total funds assets

In our case;

ER=0.17%=0.17/100=0.0017

C=unknown to be determined

A=$146,000

replacing;

C=ER*A

C=0.0017*146,000=$248.20

The amount of fees that Jill will pay this year=$248.20