An investment broker is instructed by her client to invest up to $20,000, some in a junk

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An investment broker is instructed by her client to invest up to $20,000, some in a junk bond yielding 9% per annum and some in Treasury bills yielding 7% per annum. The client wants to invest at least $8000 in T-bills and no more than $12,000 in the junk bond. 

(a) How much should the broker recommend that the client place in each investment to maximize income if the client insists that the amount invested in T-bills must equal or exceed the amount placed in junk bonds? 

(b) How much should the broker recommend that the client place in each investment to maximize income if the client insists that the amount invested in T-bills must not exceed the amount placed in junk bonds?

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A broker is someone or something that acts as an intermediary third party, managing transactions between two other entities. A broker is a person or company authorized to buy and sell stocks or other investments. They are the ones responsible for...
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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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