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Hi,

 

I have a question that needs to be answered as soon as I can.

 

The question is:

Suppose 40% of the dollar value of a stock portfolio consists of a high risk component, and 30% of the dollar value is in a safe category of investments. If $20,000 is added to portfolio in the high risk component, the safe component represnts 20% of the value of the portfolio. What is the new total dollar value of the portfolio?

 

I just don't seem to quite understand what is actually happening in the scenario of the question.

 

Any help and solutions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks alot! 

 

James

 Mar 28, 2017

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Hi James,

Yes this is an unusual question.  

Let the original amount of investment be x  dollars

The new amount will be x+ 20000    dollars

 

30% of the original is equal to 20% of the new amount.

 

\(0.3*x = 0.2*(x+20000)\\ 0.3x =0.2 x+4000\\ 0.1x=4000\\ x=40000 \)

 

So the new total value is 40000+20000 = $60 000

check:

0.3*40000=12000

0.2*60000=12000

 Mar 28, 2017
 #3
avatar+118587 
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Best Answer

Hi James,

Yes this is an unusual question.  

Let the original amount of investment be x  dollars

The new amount will be x+ 20000    dollars

 

30% of the original is equal to 20% of the new amount.

 

\(0.3*x = 0.2*(x+20000)\\ 0.3x =0.2 x+4000\\ 0.1x=4000\\ x=40000 \)

 

So the new total value is 40000+20000 = $60 000

check:

0.3*40000=12000

0.2*60000=12000

Melody Mar 28, 2017
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Call A the original amount in the portfolio......when $20000 is added to the high-risk component [ without adding anything to the safe component ], the new value of the portfolio   = A + 20000

 

So, with reference to the safe component.....20% of the new amount  =  30% of the original amount

 

.20(A + 20000)  = .30A

 

.20A  + 4000 = .30A

 

.10A  = 4000

 

A   = 40000   .....this is the original value of the portfolio

 

A + 20000   =  40000 + 20000  =  $60000 = new value of the portfolio

 

[ Melody is correct....this is a good "thinking"  problem ]  

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Mar 28, 2017

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