Formulate a linear programming problem that can be used to solve the following question. Suppose for an investment no more than $16,000 is placed in three mutual funds with annual returns of 3%, 6%, and 10%, respectively. The investor requires an annual return of at least $960 and wishes to minimize the risk. The second mutual fund is twice as risky as the first, and the third is 4 times as risky as the first. How should the money be allocated to minimize the risk?

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Formulate a linear programming problem that can be used to solve the following question.

Suppose for an investment no more than $16,000 is placed in three mutual funds with annual returns of 3%, 6%, and 10%, respectively. The investor requires an annual return of at least $960 and wishes to minimize the risk. The second mutual fund is twice as risky as the first, and the third is 4 times as risky as the first. How should the money be allocated to minimize the risk? Let risk = x1 + 2x2 + 4x3.

x1 = amount of money in dollars invested in the first fund
x2 = amount of money in dollars invested in the second fund
x3 = amount of money in dollars invested in the third fund

 ---Select--- Maximize Minimize  F = 
 
 
 
(objective function)
Subject to
 
 
 
(dollars available)
 
 
 
 
(total investment return)
 

x1  ---Select--- ≤ > < = ≥  

0, x2  ---Select--- = > ≤ < ≥  

0, x3  ---Select--- ≤ < = ≥ >  

 
 
 
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