document.write( "Question 917928: A financial consultant wishes to invest up to a total of $30,000 in two types of securities, one that
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document.write( "yields 10% per year and the other yields 8% per year. Furthermore, she believes that the amount
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document.write( "invested in the first security should be at most one-third of the amount invested in the second security.
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document.write( "What investment program should the consultant pursue in order to maximize income?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #556839 by Hawksfan(61)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Lets first identify our variables: \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " lets let x = first security at yields 10% \n" ); document.write( " 3x = second security at 8%\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Add them together to get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " x + 3x = 30,000 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " 4x = 30000\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x = $7500 at 10%\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 3x = $22500 at 8% \n" ); document.write( " |