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101.

A, B and C are partners in the ratio of 1/5 : 1/3 : 7/15 .C retires and his share is taken up by A and B in the ratio of 3 : 2.The new profit-sharing ratio will be

A. 13 : 12
B. 14 : 15
C. 15 : 14
D. 12 : 13
Answer» E.
102.

A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ration of 3 : 2 They admit X as a partner for 1/3 share in profits of the firm. The new profit sharing ration of A,B and X is

A. 3 : 2 : 1
B. 3 : 2 : 2
C. 3 : 2: 3
D. 6 : 4 : 5
Answer» E.
103.

A, B, C enter into a partnership and their capitals are in the proportion 20 : 15 : 12. A withdraws half his capital.at the end of 4 months. Out of a total annual profit of Rs. 847, A\'s share is :

A. Rs. 280
B. Rs. 252
C. Rs. 412
D. Rs. 315
Answer» B. Rs. 252
104.

Nirmal and Kapil started a business investing Rs. 9000 and Rs. 12000 respectively. After 6 months, Kapil withdrew half of his investment. If after a year, the total profit was Rs. 4600, what was Kapil\'s share in it ?

A. Rs. 2600
B. Rs. 2000
C. Rs. 2300
D. Rs. 1900
Answer» D. Rs. 1900
105.

A and-B start a business jointly. A invests Rs. 16000 for 8 months and B remains in the business for 4 months. Out of total profit, B claims 2/7 of the profit. How much money was contributed by B ?

A. Rs. 11900
B. Rs. 10500
C. Rs. 13600
D. Rs. 12800
Answer» E.
106.

A and B start a business with initial investments in the ratio 12 : 7 and their annual profits were in the ratio 4 : 3. If A invested the money for 7 months, then B invested his money for:

A. 9 months
B. 8 months
C. 5 months
D. 10 months
Answer» B. 8 months
107.

If 4 (A\'s capital) = 6 (B\'s capital) = 10 (C\' s capital), then out of a profit of Rs. 4650, C will receive:

A. Rs. 1550
B. Rs. 2250
C. Rs. 465
D. Rs. 900
Answer» E.
108.

A, B, C invest Rs. 20000, Rs. 30000, Rs. 40000 in a business. After one year, A removed his money but B and C continued for one more year. If the net profit after 2 years be Rs. 32000, then A\'s share in the profit is :

A. Rs. 6000
B. Rs.4000
C. Rs. 1000
D. Rs. 8000
Answer» C. Rs. 1000
109.

A, Bland C enter into partnership. A invests some money at the beJmning, B invests double the amount after 6 months and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the annual profit be Rs. 27000, C\'s share is

A. Rs. 11250
B. Rs. 9000
C. Rs. 8625
D. Rs. 10800
Answer» C. Rs. 8625
110.

A, B, C start a business jointly. A invests 3 times as much as B invests and B invests two-third of what C invests. At the end of the year, the profif earned is Rs. 660. Out of it, B\'s share is :

A. Rs. 120
B. Rs. 220
C. Rs. 240
D. Rs. 180
Answer» B. Rs. 220
111.

X and Y invested in a business. They earned some profit which they divided in the ratio of2 : 3. If X invested Rs. 40000, the amount invested by Y is :

A. Rs. 60000
B. Rs. 50000
C. Rs. 45000
D. Rs. 80000
Answer» B. Rs. 50000
112.

Jayant opened a shop investing Rs. 30000. Madhu joined him 2 months later, investing Rs. 45000. They earned a profit of Rs. 54000 after completion of one year. What will be Madhu\'s share of profit?

A. Rs. 24000
B. Rs. 27000
C. Rs. 36000
D. Rs. 30000
Answer» E.
113.

Yogesh started a business investing Rs. 45000. After 3 months, Pranab joined him with a capital of Rs. 60000. After a1lother 6 months, Atul joined them with a capital of Rs. 90000. At the end of the year, they made.a profit of Rs. 20000. What would

A. Rs.4500
B. Rs.4000
C. Rs. 8000
D. Rs. 6000
Answer» C. Rs. 8000
114.

A, Band C enter into a partnership with a capital in which A\'s contribution is Rs. 10000. If out of a total profit of Rs. 1000, A gets Rs. 500 and B gets Rs. 300, then C\'s capital is :

A. Rs. 5000
B. Rs. 4000
C. Rs. 9000
D. Rs. 6000
Answer» C. Rs. 9000
115.

A, B and C start a business with capitals in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. After some months B leaves the business. Two months after that C leaves. Out of the total profit of Rs88000 in one year, C gets Rs40000. After how many months does C leave?

A. 6
B. 4
C. 8
D. 5
Answer» B. 4
116.

Mohinder and Surinder entered into a partnership investing Rs. 12000 and Rs. 9000 respectively. After 3 months, Sudhir joined them with an investment of Rs. 15000. What is the share of Sudhir in a half yearly profit of Rs. 9500 ?

A. Rs. 3000
B. Rs. 3500
C. Rs. 4000
D. Rs. 2500
Answer» E.
117.

A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is :

A. 0.253587962962963
B. 0.212615740740741
C. 0.16880787037037
D. 0.420208333333333
Answer» C. 0.16880787037037
118.

A invested Rs. 76000 in a business. After few months B joined him with Rs. 57000. At the end of the year, the total profit was divided between them in the ratio 2 : 1. After how many months did B join?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 7
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
119.

A and B started a business jointly. A\'s investment was thrice the investment of B and the period of his investment was two times the period of investment of B. If B received Rs. 4000 as profit, then their total profit is :

A. Rs. 24000
B. Rs. 16000
C. Rs.28000
D. Rs. 20000
Answer» D. Rs. 20000
120.

A, Band C contract a work for Rs. 1100. A and B together are to do of the work. C share is :

A. Rs. 400
B. Rs. 366.66
C. Rs. 800
D. Rs. 600
Answer» B. Rs. 366.66
121.

A, Band C started a shop by investing Rs. 27000, Rs, 72000 and Rs. 81000 respectively. At the end of the year the profits were distributed. among them. if C\'s share of profit be Rs. 36000, then the total profit was :

A. Rs. 116000
B. Rs. 80000
C. Rs. 9560
D. Rs. 108000
Answer» C. Rs. 9560
122.

A, B, C hired a car for Rs. 520 and used it for 7,8 and 11 hours respectively. Hire charges paid by B were:

A. Rs. 160
B. Rs. 140
C. Rs.220
D. Rs. 180
Answer» B. Rs. 140
123.

Kavita and Sunita are partners in a business. Kavita invests Rs. 35000 for 8 months and Sunita invests Rs. 42000 for 10 months. Out of a profit of Rs. 31570, Kavita\'s share is :

A. Rs. 9471
B. Rs. 18942
C. Rs. 18040
D. Rs. 12628
Answer» E.
124.

Company A makes three models of cars – P, Q and R. A survey was conducted of 1000 of the company’s customers to identify their preferences. It was found that 700 customers owned the car P, 600 owned the car R and 300 owned the car Q. 200

A. 25
B. 50
C. 250
D. 200
Answer» D. 200
125.

A and B started a business with initial investments in th~ ratio 14 : 15 and their annual profits were in the ratio 7 : 6. If A invested the money for 10 months, for how many months did B invest his money?

A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
Answer» C. 7
126.

Three- partners A, B, C start a business. Twice A\'s capital is equal to thrice B\' s capital and B\' s capital is four times C\'s capital. Out of a total profit of Rs. 16500 at the\"end of the year, B\'s share is :

A. Rs. 6000
B. Rs. 4000
C. Rs. 750.0
D. Rs. 6600
Answer» D. Rs. 6600
127.

Q: X and Y enter into a partnership with capitals in the ratio 5 : 6 and at the end of 8 months, x with draws. If they receive profit in the ratio of 5 : 9. Find how long Y's capital was used.

A. 8 months
B. 9 months
C. 11 months
D. 12 months
Answer» E.
128.

If 4 (P's Capital ) = 6 ( Q's Capital ) = 10 ( R's Capital ) , then out of the total profit of Rs 4650 , R will receive%!

A. Rs. 600
B. Rs. 700
C. Rs. 800
D. Rs. 900
Answer» E.
129.

*$_If 4 (P's Capital ) = 6 ( Q's Capital ) = 10 ( R's Capital ) , then out of the total profit of Rs 4650 , R will receive?

A. Rs. 600
B. Rs. 700
C. Rs. 800
D. Rs. 900
Answer» E.
130.

*/*_A, B and C enter into a partnership investing Rs 35000, Rs 45000 and Rs 55000 resp. The respective share of A,B and C in an annual profit of Rs 40500 are.?

A. Rs. 11500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 16500
B. Rs. 10500, Rs. 12500, Rs. 16500
C. Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 15500
D. Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 16500
Answer» E.
131.

*/*_Nirmal and Kapil started a business investing Rs. 9000 and Rs. 12000 respectively. After 6 months, Kapil withdrew half of his investment. If after a year, the total profit was Rs. 4600, what was Kapil’s share initially ??

A. Rs 2300
B. Rs 2400
C. Rs 2500
D. None of above
Answer» B. Rs 2400
132.

*/*_Sumit and Ravi started a business by investing Rs 85000 and 15000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between Sumit and Ravi respectively.?

A. 17:1
B. 17:2
C. 17:3
D. 17:4
Answer» D. 17:4
133.

*/*_A and B started a business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months, C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be B's share in total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business??

A. Rs. 7500
B. Rs. 9000
C. Rs. 9500
D. Rs. 10,000
Answer» B. Rs. 9000
134.

*/*_A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives?

A. Rs. 8400
B. Rs. 11,900
C. Rs. 13,600
D. Rs. 14,700
Answer» E.
135.

%_P and Q invested in a business. The profit earned was divided in the ratio 2 : 3. If P invested Rs 40000, the amount invested by Q is_%

A. Rs. 40000
B. Rs. 50000
C. Rs. 60000
D. Rs. 70000
Answer» D. Rs. 70000
136.

_ P and Q started a business investing Rs 85000 and Rs 15000 resp. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between P and Q respectively.$?

A. 17:5
B. 17:3
C. 17:6
D. 17:7
Answer» C. 17:6
137.

_ A started a business with Rs.21,000 and is joined afterwards by B with Rs.36,000. After how many months did B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided equally?$?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer» C. 6
138.

_ Simran started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Nanda joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 24,500. What was Simran's share in the profit?$?

A. Rs. 9,423
B. Rs. 10,250
C. Rs. 12,500
D. Rs. 10,500
Answer» E.
139.

_ A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7 months, B puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C puts 15 oxen for 3 months for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs. 175, how much must C pay as his share of rent?$?

A. Rs. 45
B. Rs. 50
C. Rs. 55
D. Rs. 60
Answer» B. Rs. 50
140.

_ A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:$?

A. Rs. 8400
B. Rs. 11,900
C. Rs. 13,600
D. Rs. 14,700
Answer» E.
141.

_ P, Q, R enter into a partnership. P initially invests 25 lakh & adds another 10 lakhs after one year. Q initially invests 35 lakh & withdrawal 10 lakh after 2 years and R invests Rs 30 Lakhs . In what ratio should the profit be divided at the end of 3 years?$?

A. 18:19:19
B. 18:18:19
C. 19:19:18
D. 18:19:19
Answer» D. 18:19:19
142.

_Kamal started a business investing Rs 9000. After five months, Sameer joined with a capital of Rs 8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs. 6970, then what will be the share of Sameer in the profit ?$?

A. Rs 2380
B. Rs 2300
C. Rs 2280
D. Rs 2260
Answer» B. Rs 2300
143.

_Rahul and Bharti are partners in a business. Rahul contributes 1/4th capital for 15 months and Bharti received 2/3 of profit. For how long Bharti money was used.$?

A. 8 months
B. 10 months
C. 11 months
D. 17 months
Answer» C. 11 months
144.

_Anand and Deepak started a business investing Rs.22,500 and Rs.35,000 respectively. Out of a total profit of Rs. 13,800. Deepak's share is$?

A. Rs 9600
B. Rs 8500
C. Rs 8450
D. Rs 8400
Answer» E.
145.

_Arun, Kamal and Vinay invested Rs. 8000, Rs. 4000 and Rs. 8000 respectively in a business. Arun left after six months. If after eight months, there was a gain of Rs. 4005, then what will be the share of Kamal?$?

A. Rs. 890
B. Rs. 1335
C. Rs. 1602
D. Rs. 1780
Answer» B. Rs. 1335
146.

_A and B started a partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3 : 5. C joined then after six months with an amount equal to that of B. In what proportion should the profit at the end of one year be distributed among A, B and C?$?

A. 3 : 5 : 2
B. 3 : 5 : 5
C. 6 : 10 : 5
D. Data inadequate
Answer» D. Data inadequate
147.

_A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio 7/2 : 4/3 : 6/5 . After 4 months, A increases his share 50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21,600, then B's share in the profit is:$?

A. Rs. 2100
B. Rs. 2400
C. Rs. 3600
D. Rs. 4000
Answer» E.
148.

_A and B started a business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months, C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be B's share in total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business?$?

A. Rs. 7500
B. Rs. 9000
C. Rs. 9500
D. Rs. 10,000
Answer» B. Rs. 9000
149.

Three partners A , B , C start a business . B's Capital is four times C's capital and twice A's capital is equal to thrice B's capital . If the total profit is Rs 16500 at the end of a year ,Find out B's share in it.$?

A. Rs. 4000
B. Rs. 5000
C. Rs. 6000
D. Rs. 7000
Answer» D. Rs. 7000
150.

Three partners A , B , C start a business . B's Capital is four times C's capital and twice A's capital is equal to thrice B's capital . If the total profit is Rs 16500 at the end of a year ,Find out B's share in it.?

A. Rs. 4000
B. Rs. 5000
C. Rs. 6000
D. Rs. 7000
Answer» D. Rs. 7000