The Following Table Presents the Rates of Total Return in Successive

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Short Answer

The following table presents the rates of total return in successive years from 2004 to 2008 for the AGF Canadian Stock Fund and for the benchmark Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX Composite Index. By how much did the mutual fund's overall percentage return exceed or fall short of the Index's growth?

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Definitions:

Lens

A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used in glasses and cameras.

Rhodopsin

A pigment found in the rods of the retina that is responsible for the first step in the perception of light.

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are sensitive to low light and contribute to night vision.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that function best in relatively bright light and enable color vision.