document.write( "Question 1106454: A person has 30,000 to invest. As the person's financial consultant, you recommend that the money be invested in Treasury Bills yielding 2%, Treasury Bonds yielding 4% and Corporate Bonds yielding 6%. The person wants an annual income of $1120 and the amount invested in Corporate Bonds must be half that in Treasury Bills. Find amount for each. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #721522 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A person has 30,000 to invest. \n" ); document.write( "a + b + c = 30000 \n" ); document.write( " As the person's financial consultant, you recommend that the money be invested in: \n" ); document.write( " Treasury Bills yielding 2%, \n" ); document.write( "let a = T bills \n" ); document.write( " Treasury Bonds yielding 4% and \n" ); document.write( "let b = T bonds \n" ); document.write( " Corporate Bonds yielding 6%. \n" ); document.write( "let c = Corp bonds \n" ); document.write( "The person wants an annual income of $1120 \n" ); document.write( ".02a + .04b + .06c = 1120 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " and the amount invested in Corporate Bonds must be half that in Treasury Bills. \n" ); document.write( "b = \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( "a = 2b \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "replace a with 2b in both equations \n" ); document.write( "2b + b + c = 3000 \n" ); document.write( "3b + c = 30000 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( ".02(2b) + .04b + .06c = 1120 \n" ); document.write( ".08b + .06c = 1120 \n" ); document.write( ".08b = -.06c + 1120 \n" ); document.write( "Divide eq by .08 \n" ); document.write( "b = -.75c + 14000 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute this equation in 3b + c = 3000 \n" ); document.write( "3(-.75c+14000) + c = 30000 \n" ); document.write( "distribute the 3 \n" ); document.write( "-2.25c + 42000 + c = 30000 \n" ); document.write( "-1.25c = 30000 - 42000 \n" ); document.write( "-1.25c = -12000 \n" ); document.write( "c = -12000/-1.25 \n" ); document.write( "c = +$9600 in Corp bonds \n" ); document.write( "Find b \n" ); document.write( "b = -.75(9600) + 14000 \n" ); document.write( "b = -7200 + 14000 \n" ); document.write( "b = $6800 in T bonds \n" ); document.write( "Find a \n" ); document.write( "a = 2(6800) \n" ); document.write( "a = $13600 in T bills \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " Find amount for each. $13600, $6800, $9600 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "confirm this \n" ); document.write( ".02(13600) = 272 \n" ); document.write( ".04(6800) = 272 \n" ); document.write( ".06(9600) = 576 \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "total income: 1120 \n" ); document.write( " |