GMP Securities Ltd is considering investing in four bonds. $5,000,000 in total is available for investment....

  

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GMP Securities Ltd is considering investing in four bonds. $5,000,000 in total is available for investment. The expected annual return, the worst-case annual return on each bond, and the volatility measure of each bond are given in the table. GMP wants to maximize the expected return from its bond investments, subject to certain constraints: • The worst-case return of the bond portfolio must be at most 2%. The average volatility of the portfolio must be at most 6. For example, a portfolio that invested $300,000 in bond 1 and $200,000 in bond 3 would have an average volatility of [300,000(3) + 200,000(9)]/500,000 = 5.4. Because of diversification requirements, at most 30% of the total amount invested can be invested in a single bond. Formulate an LP that will enable GMP to maximize the expected return on its investment. [Based on textbook p. 91, q. 9] Expected return (%) Worst-case return (%) Volatility Bond 1 10 3 3 Bond 2 7 4 Bond 3 12 -3 9. Bond 4 8 7 GMP Securities Ltd is considering investing in four bonds. $5,000,000 in total is available for investment. The expected annual return, the worst-case annual return on each bond, and the volatility measure of each bond are given in the table. GMP wants to maximize the expected return from its bond investments, subject to certain constraints: • The worst-case return of the bond portfolio must be at most 2%. The average volatility of the portfolio must be at most 6. For example, a portfolio that invested $300,000 in bond 1 and $200,000 in bond 3 would have an average volatility of [300,000(3) + 200,000(9)]/500,000 = 5.4. Because of diversification requirements, at most 30% of the total amount invested can be invested in a single bond. Formulate an LP that will enable GMP to maximize the expected return on its investment. [Based on textbook p. 91, q. 9] Expected return (%) Worst-case return (%) Volatility Bond 1 10 3 3 Bond 2 7 4 Bond 3 12 -3 9. Bond 4 8 7

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