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( "
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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
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\n" ); document.write( " and the amount invested in Corporate Bonds must be half that in Treasury Bills.
\n" ); document.write( "b = \"1%2F2\"a
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "a = 2b
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\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
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\n" ); document.write( "total income: 1120
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