A Financial Advisor Is About to Build an Investment Portfolio

question 93

Essay

A financial advisor is about to build an investment portfolio for a client who has $100,000 to invest. The four investments available are A, B, C, and D. Investment A will earn 4% and has a risk of two "points" per $1,000 invested. B earns 6% with 3 risk points; C earns 9% with 7 risk points; and D earns 11% with a risk of 8. The client has put the following conditions on the investments: A is to be no more than one-half of the total invested. A cannot be less than 20% of the total investment. D cannot be less than C. Total risk points must be at or below 1,000.Identify the decision variables of this problem. Write out the objective function and constraints. Do not solve.

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