CFA 2013 AM Mock Question #6C

  1. “The Foundation will be a tax-exempt entity.”

Based on the guideline answer, the year 1 spending requirement was zero. So does the “tax-exempt entity” phrase imply zero spending requirement for year 1 or is there a different reason that the year 1 spending requirement was zero?

  1. “the return on the Foundation’s portfolio was 9.0%”

Based on the guideline answer, “return” meant return net of investment expenses. Why is it incorrect to assume a gross return before investment expenses, giving a net return of 8.6% instead?

Thanks.