Problema Solution

Ed Moura has $93000 invested in stocks paying 8%. How much additional money should he invest in certificates of deposit paying 4% so that the average return on the two investments is 5%?

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let


x = the additionally money invested in certificates of deposit paying 4%


93000*0.08 + x*0.04 = 0.05(93000 + x)


by solving we find


x = $279,000


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he should invest $279,000 additional money.