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Chapter 3, Problem 39RE
Investing in Stocks Billy-Sean O’Hagan is the treasurer at his college fraternity, which recently earned $12,400 in its annual carwash fundraiser. Billy-Sean decided to invest all the proceeds in the purchase of three computer stocks: HAL, POM, and WELL.
| Price per Share ($) | Dividend Yield (%) | |
| HAL | 100 | 0.5 |
| POM | 20 | 1.50 |
| WELL | 25 | 0 |
If the investment was expected to earn $56 in annual dividends and he purchased a total of 200 shares, how many shares of each stock did he purchase?
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