Practice problem $15)$ Blair & Rosen, Inc. $($B&R$),$ is a brokerage firm that specializes in investment portfolios designed to meet the specific risk tolerances of its clients. A client who contacted B&R this past week has a maximum of $$50,000$ to invest. B&R$\text{'}$s investment advisor decides to recommend a portfolio consisting of two investment funds: an Internet fund and a Blue Chip fund. The Internet fund has a projected annual return of $10\mathrm{.}5\%,$ whereas the Blue Chip fund has a projected annual return of $7\mathrm{.}7\%.$ B&R services include a risk rating for each investment alternative. The Internet fund, which is the more risky of the two investment alternatives, has a risk rating of $8$ per thousand dollars invested. The Blue Chip fund has a risk rating of $4$ per thousand dollars invested. For example, if $$10,000$ is invested in each of the two investment funds, B&R$\text{'}$s risk rating for the portfolio would be $8(10)+4(10)=120.$ Finally, B&R developed a questionnaire to measure each client's risk tolerance. Based on the responses, each client is classified as a conservative, moderate, or aggressive investor. Suppose that the questionnaire results classified the current client as a moderate investor. B&R recommends that a client who is a moderate investor limit his or her portfolio to a maximum risk rating of $350.$

Use the attached spreadsheet model, add the Annual Returns and the Max Risk Rating and then solve the problem using Excel Solver. What is the annual return, in thousand of dollars, for the portfolio?

$ Round your answer to three decimal places.

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