24. XYZ and Co has provided the following data seeking your advice on optimum investment strategy:\

The following additional information is also provided:
(i) P, Q, R and S represent the selected investments.
(ii) The company has decided to have four years' investment plan.
(iii) The policy of the company is that amount invested in any year will remain so until the end of the fourth year.
(iv) The values (paise) in the table represent net return on investment of one Rupee till the end of the planning horizon (for example, a Rupee invested in Investment P at the beginning of year 1 will grow to Rs 1.95 by the end of the fourth year, yielding a return of 95 paise).
Using the above, determine the optimum investment strategy.

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Investment made at the beginning of year Net return data (in paise) of selected investments Amount available (Lac) P R S 1 95 80 70 2 75 65 60 3 70 45 50 4 60 40 40 40 wtug 60 70 50 40 40 90 30 30 Maximum Investment (Lac) 40 20 50 60 60 60