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1.

A and B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A withdrew of his capital and B withdrew of his capital. The gain at the end of 10 months was Rs. 760. A's share in this profit is:

A. Rs. 330
B. Rs. 360
C. Rs. 380
D. Rs. 430
Answer» B. Rs. 360
2.

A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio : : . 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.
3.

A and B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A withdrew of his capital and B withdrew of his capital. The gain at the end of 10 months was Rs. 760. A's share in this profit is:

A. Rs. 330
B. Rs. 360
C. Rs. 380
D. Rs. 430
Answer» B. Rs. 360
4.

A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio : : . 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.
5.

A, B and C contract a work for Rs. 550. Together A and B are supposed to do 7/11 of the work. The share of C should be ?

A. 183
B. /
C. Rs. 200
D. Rs. 300
E. Rs. 400
Answer» C. Rs. 200
6.

A began a business with Rs. 85,000. He was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 42,500. For how much period does B join, if the profits at the end of the year are divided in the ratio of 3 : 1?

A. 4 months
B. 5 months
C. 6 months
D. 8 months
Answer» E.
7.

Aman started a business investing Rs. 70,000. Rakhi joined him after six months with an amount of Rs.. 1,05,000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 lakhs after another six months. The amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Aman, Rakhi and Sagar respectively, 3 years after Aman started the business?

A. 7 : 6 : 10
B. 12 : 15 : 16
C. 42 : 45 : 56
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» C. 42 : 45 : 56
8.

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
9.

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
10.

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
11.

A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:

A. Rs. 1425
B. Rs. 1500
C. Rs. 1537.50
D. Rs. 1576
Answer» C. Rs. 1537.50
12.

A, B and C jointly thought of engaging themselves in a business venture. It was agreed that A would invest Rs. 6500 for 6 months, B, Rs. 8400 for 5 months and C, Rs. 10,000 for 3 months. A wants to be the working member for which, he was to receive 5% of the profits. The profit earned was Rs. 7400. Calculate the share of B in the profit.

A. Rs. 1900
B. Rs. 2660
C. Rs. 2800
D. Rs. 2840
Answer» C. Rs. 2800
13.

A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio : : . 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.
14.

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.
15.

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
16.

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.
17.

Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?

A. 5 : 7 : 8
B. 20 : 49 : 64
C. 38 : 28 : 21
D. None of these
Answer» C. 38 : 28 : 21
18.

A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's contribution in the capital?

A. Rs. 7500
B. Rs. 8000
C. Rs. 8500
D. Rs. 9000
Answer» E.
19.

Ravi, Gagan and Nitin are running a business firm in partnership. What is Gagan's share in the profit earned by them?

I.

Ravi, Gagan and Nitin invested the amounts in the ratio of 2 : 4 : 7.

II.

Nitin's share in the profit is Rs. 8750.

A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Answer» F.
20.

How much did Rohit get as profit at the year-end in the business done by Nitin, Rohit and Kunal?

I.

Kunal invested Rs. 8000 for nine months, his profit was times that of Rohit's and his investment was four times that of Nitin.

II.

Nitin and Rohit invested for one year in the proportion 1 : 2 respectively.

III.

The three together got Rs. 1000 as profit at the year end.

A. Only I and II
B. Only I and III
C. Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements.
D. All I, II and III
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
21.

Rahul, Anurag and Vivek started a business together. In what proportion would the annual profit be distributed among them?

I.

Rahul got one-fourth of the profit.

II.

Rahul and Vivek contributed 75% of the total investment.

A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Answer» F.
22.

Three friends, P, Q and R started a partnership business investing money in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 2 respectively for a period of 3 years. What is the amount received by P as his share profit?

I.

Total amount invested in the business in Rs. 22,000.

II.

Profit earned at the end of 3 years is of the total investment.

III.

The average amount of profit earned per year is Rs. 2750.

A. I or II or III
B. Either III only, or I and II together
C. Any two of the three
D. All I, II and III are required.
E. None of these
Answer» C. Any two of the three
23.

A and B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A withdrew of his capital and B withdrew of his capital. The gain at the end of 10 months was Rs. 760. A's share in this profit is:

A. Rs. 330
B. Rs. 360
C. Rs. 380
D. Rs. 430
Answer» B. Rs. 360
24.

What is R's share of profit in a joit venture?

I.

Q started business investing Rs. 80,000.

II.

R joined him after 3 months.

III.

P joined after 4 months with a capital of Rs. 1,20,000 and got Rs. 6000 as his share profit.

A. All I, II and III
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. Even with all I, II and III, the answer cannot be arrived at
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
25.

A, B, C entered into a partnership and their capitals are in the proportion of 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/5. A with draws half his capital at the end of 4 months. Out of a total annual profit of Rs. 847 A's share is ?

A. Rs. 252
B. Rs. 280
C. Rs. 315
D. Rs. 412
Answer» C. Rs. 315
26.

A, B and C entered into partnership. A invests some money at the beginning. B invests double the amount after 6 months and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the annual profit be Rs. 18,000, C's share is ?

A. Rs. 7500
B. Rs. 7200
C. Rs. 6000
D. Rs. 5750
Answer» D. Rs. 5750
27.

In a partnership A invests 1/6 of the capital for 1/6 of the time, B invests 1/3 of the capital for 1/3 of the time and C, the rest of the capital for the whole time. Out of a profit of Rs. 4,600 B's share is ?

A. Rs. 800
B. Rs. 1000
C. Rs. 650
D. Rs. 960
Answer» B. Rs. 1000
28.

A, B and C entered into partnershp in a business. A got 3/5 of the profit. B and C distributed the remaining profit equally. if C got 400 less than A, the total profit was

A. 1600
B. 1200
C. 1000
D. 800
Answer» D. 800
29.

P, Q and R are three partners in a business. If P's capital is equal to twice the capital of Q and Q's capital is three times the capital of R, find the ratio of the capital of P,Q and R.

A. 6 : 3 : 1
B. 1 : 3 : 6
C. 2 : 3 : 6
D. 3 : 6 : 1
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 1 : 3 : 6
30.

Ramesh and Priya started a business initially with 5100 and 6600, respectively. Investments done by both the persons are for different time periods. If the total profit is 5460, what is the profit of Ramesh ?

A. 1530
B. 1600
C. 1400
D. Data inadequate
Answer» E.
31.

Four milkmen rented a pasture. A grazed 18 cows for 4 months, B grazed 25 cows for 2 months, C grazed 28 cows for 5 months and D grazed 21 cows for 3 months. If A's share of rent is 720, what will be the total rent of the pasture ?

A. 1650
B. 3250
C. 3500
D. 3000
Answer» C. 3500
32.

A, B and C invested their capitals in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 8. At the end of the business, they received the profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1. Find the ratio of time for which they contributed their capitals. `

A. 12 : 9 : 7
B. 25 : 18 : 8
C. 5 : 6 : 8
D. 8 : 4 : 1
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
33.

Sonu invested 10% more than the investment of Mona and Mona invested 10% less than the investment of Raghu. If the total investment of all the three persons is 5780, find the investment of Raghu.

A. 2010
B. 2000
C. 2100
D. 2210
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 2100
34.

A and B entered a partnership investing 16000 and 12000, respectively. After 3 months A takes out 5000, while B puts in 5000 more. After 3 months more. C joins the business with a capital of 21000. After a year, they earned a profit of 13200. By what value does the share of B exceeds the share of C ?

A. 1600
B. 1800
C. 2100
D. 2300
Answer» C. 2100
35.

A and B started a joint business. A's investment was thrice the investment of B and the period of his investment was twice the period of investment of B. If B got 6000 as profit, then what will be the 20% of total profit ?

A. 5000
B. 8400
C. 3500
D. 4500
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 3500
36.

P and Q make a partnership, P invests 8000 for 8 months and Q remains in the business for 4 months. Out of the total profit, Q claims 2 / 7 of the profit. How much money was contributed by Y ?

A. 5000
B. 5400
C. 7400
D. 6400
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
37.

Two partners invest 125000 and 85000, respectively in a business and agree that 60% of the profit should be divided equally between them and the remaining profit is to be treated as interest on capital. If one partner gets 600 more than the other, find the total profit made in the business.

A. 8800
B. 8885
C. 8995
D. 7875
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
38.

A and B started a business by investing 35000 and 20000, respectively. After 5 months B left the business and C joined the business with a sum of 15000. The profit earned at the end of year is 84125. What is the share of B in profit ?

A. 14133
B. 15000
C. 13460
D. Couldn't be determined
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Couldn't be determined
39.

A and B invest 3000 and 4000, respectively in a business. A receives 10 per month out of the profit as a remuneration for running the business and the rest of the profit is divided in proportion to the investments. If in a year A totally receives 390, what does B receive ?

A. 630
B. 360
C. 480
D. 380
Answer» C. 480
40.

A. B and C together start a business. B invests of 1/6 of the total capital while investments of A and C are equal. If the annual profit on this investment is 33600, find the difference between the profits of B and C.

A. 8400
B. 7200
C. 6000
D. 9600
Answer» B. 7200
41.

A and B invest in a business in the ratio of 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to a charity and A's share is 4275, then what will be the total profit ?

A. 8000
B. 7700
C. 7500
D. 6500
Answer» D. 6500
42.

Amit and Brijesh started a business with initial investments in the ratio of 12 : 11 and their annual profits were in the ratio of 4 : 1. If Amit invested the money for 11 months, then for what time Brijesh invested the money ?

A. 9 months
B. 3 months
C. 5 months
D. 10 months
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 5 months
43.

Amitabh, Brijesh and Kamlesh enter a partnership with shares in the ratio of 7/2 : 4/3 : 6/5. After 4 months, Amitabh increases his share by 50% If the total profit at the end of the year be 21600, what will be the share of Brijesh in the profit ?

A. 8000
B. 12000
C. 4000
D. 7000
Answer» D. 7000
44.

A, B and C do certain investments for time periods in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 8. At the and of the business term, they received the profits in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 2. Find the ratio of investments of A, B and C.

A. 6 : 16 : 1
B. 2 : 5 : 1
C. 6 : 17 : 1
D. 6 : 19 : 3
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 2 : 5 : 1
45.

A starts a business with 4000. B joins him after 3 months with 8000. C puts a sum of 20000 in the business for 2 months only. At the end of year, the business gives a profit of 16800. How should the profit be divided amongst them ?

A. A = 5040 B = 7560, C = 4200
B. A = 7560, B = 5040, C = 4200
C. A = 4200, B = 7560, C = 5040
D. A = 4200, B = 5040, C = 7560
Answer» B. A = 7560, B = 5040, C = 4200
46.

A and B together start a business by investing in the ratio of 4 : 3. If 9% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is 1196, find the total profit.

A. 2300
B. 4435
C. 2093
D. 2700
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 4435
47.

A, B and C enter into a partnership. A invests some amount at the beginning, B invests double the amount of A after 6 months and C invests thrice the amount of A after 8 months. If the annual profit be 54000, find the C's share.

A. 3000
B. 18000
C. 15000
D. 21000
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 15000
48.

P, Q and R start a business jointly. Twice the capital of P is equal to thrice the capital of Q and the capital of Q is four times the capital of R. Find the share of Q in an annual profit of 148500.

A. 54000
B. 64000
C. 56000
D. 55000
Answer» B. 64000
49.

M, N and P invest 50000 for a business. M invests 4000 more than N and N invest 5000 more than P. Out of the total profit of 70000, what is the share received by M ?

A. 29400
B. 30000
C. 35000
D. 40000
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 30000
50.

P, Q and R hire a meadow for 2920. P puts 10 cows for 20 days, Q puts 30 cows for 8 days and R puts 16 cows for 9 days. Find the rent paid by R.

A. 735
B. 820
C. 575
D. 720
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above