Question: Jason Wright is a part-time MBA student who would like to optimize his financial decisions. Currently, he has $16,000 in his savings account. Based on

Jason Wright is a part-time MBA student who would like to optimize his financial decisions. Currently, he has $16,000 in his savings account. Based on an analysis of his take-home pay, expected bonuses, and anticipated tax refund, he has estimated his income for each month over the next year. In addition, he has estimated his monthly expenses, which vary because of scheduled payments for insurance, utilities, tuition and books, and so on. The table below summarizes his estimates:

Month

Income

Expenses

Jan

 $3,400 

 $ 3,360 

Feb

 $3,400 

 $ 2,900 

Mar

 $3,400 

 $ 6,600 

Apr

 $9,500 

 $ 2,750 

May

 $3,400 

 $ 2,800 

Jun

 $5,000 

 $ 6,800 

Jul

 $4,600 

 $ 3,200 

Aug

 $3,400 

 $ 3,600 

Sep

 $3,400 

 $ 6,550 

Oct

 $3,400 

 $ 2,800 

Nov

 $3,400 

 $ 2,900 

Dec

 $5,000 

 $ 6,650 

Jason has identified several short-term investment opportunities:

• A 3-month CD yielding 0.60% at maturity

• A 6-month CD yielding 1.42% at maturity

• An 11-month CD yielding 3.08% at maturity

• His savings account yields 0.0375% per month

To ensure enough cash for emergencies, he would like to maintain at least $2,000 in the savings account. Jason’s objective is to maximize his cash balance at the end of the year. Develop a linear optimization model to find the best investment strategy.

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