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1.

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
2.

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
3.

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
4.

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.
5.

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.
6.

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.
7.

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
8.

3 brothers divided 1620 among them in such a way that the share of second is equal to $$\frac{5}{{13}}$$of share of other two, combined. What is the share of the second one ?

A. s. 1170
B. s. 450
C. s. 540
D. s. 500
Answer» C. s. 540
9.

A, B and C enter into a partnership, investing Rs. 6000. A invests Rs. 1000 and B and C in invests in the ratio of2 : 3. Find the profit of C, when the annual profit is Rs. 2400 ?

A. s. 600
B. s. 1200
C. s. 1800
D. s. 1950
Answer» C. s. 1800
10.

A and B started a business in partnership by investing in the ratio of 7 : 9.After 3 months A withdraw $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of its investment and after 4 months from the beginning B withdraw$$33\frac{1}{3}$$ % of its investment. If a total earned profit is Rs. 10201 at the end of 9 months, find the share of each in profit ?

A. s. 3535, Rs. 6666
B. s. 3055, Rs. 5555
C. s. 4503, Rs. 1345
D. s. 3545, Rs. 3333
Answer» B. s. 3055, Rs. 5555
11.

Out of total capital required to start a business A invested 30%, B invested $$\frac{2}{5}$$th and C invested the remaining capital. At the end of one year sum of Rs. 4000 is earned as a profit which is 20% of the capital given by B, then find how much C invested in the business ?

A. s. 25000
B. s. 10000
C. s. 15000
D. s. 12450
Answer» D. s. 12450
12.

A, B and C are partners in a business partnership. A invested Rs. 4000 for whole year. B invested Rs. 6000 initially but increased this investment up to Rs. 8000 at the end of 4 months, while C invested Rs. 8000 initially, but withdraw Rs. 2000 at the end of 9 months. At the end of year total earned profit is Rs. 16950, find their share of profit ?

A. s. 3600, Rs. 6600, Rs. 6750
B. s. 2000, Rs. 3050, Rs. 5400
C. s. 2450, Rs. 2460, Rs. 1456
D. one of these
Answer» B. s. 2000, Rs. 3050, Rs. 5400
13.

A and B started a business by investing Rs. 2400 and Rs. 3600 respectively. At the end 4th months from the stat of the business, C joined with Rs. X. After 8 months from the start of the business, B withdrew Rs. 600. If C's share is Rs. 8000 in the annual profit of Rs. 22500, what was the amount C invested in the business ?

A. s. 7200
B. s. 5800
C. s. 4000
D. s. 4800
Answer» E.
14.

A started a business with the capital of Rs. 500. After 2 months B joined A with Rs. 400. 6 months after the business started C joined with Rs. 800. If the total profit earned at the end of the year is Rs. 444 find the share of their profit ?

A. s. 180, Rs. 120, Rs. 144
B. s. 150, Rs. 130, Rs. 123
C. s. 160, Rs. 141, Rs. 125
D. s. 141, Rs. 110, Rs. 140
Answer» B. s. 150, Rs. 130, Rs. 123
15.

A, B and C started a business by investing Rs. 24000, Rs. 32000 and Rs. 18000 respectively. A and B are active partners and get 15% and 12% of total profit and remaining profit is to be distributed among them in the ratio of their investment. If C got total Rs. 65700 as a profit, what was the total amount of profit ?

A. s. 470000
B. s. 370000
C. s. 345000
D. s. 157000
Answer» C. s. 345000
16.

A and B started a business by investing Rs. 36000 and Rs. 45000 respectively. After 4 months B withdraws $$\frac{4}{9}$$of his investment. Its 5 months after she again invested$$\frac{{11}}{9}$$of its original investment. If the total earned profit at the end of the year, is Rs. 117240, then who will get more money as a share of profit and how much ?

A. s. 15500
B. s. 12450
C. s. 14245
D. s. 13560
Answer» E.
17.

A, B and C invested money in the ratio of $$\frac{1}{2}:\frac{1}{3}:\frac{1}{5}$$in a business. After 4 months A doubled his investment and after 6 months B halves his investment. If the total profit at the end of the year be Rs. 34650 then find the share of each in profit ?

A. s. 20000, Rs. 25000, Rs. 18000
B. s. 15500, Rs. 27200, Rs. 20450
C. s. 22500, Rs. 6750, Rs. 5400
D. s. 10350, Rs. 21540, Rs. 12050
Answer» D. s. 10350, Rs. 21540, Rs. 12050
18.

A, B and C entered in to a partnership by investing Rs. 15400, Rs.18200 and Rs. 12600 respectively. B left after 6 months. If after 8 months, there was a profit of Rs. 28790, then what is the share of C in the profit ?

A. s. 8712
B. s. 9432
C. s. 8352
D. s. 8568
Answer» B. s. 9432
19.

In a business, B invests half the amount invested by A. After 6 months from the start of the business, C joins the business with an amount equal to twice of B's investment. After 8 months from the start of the business B withdraws completely from the business. If at the end of the year, C's share in the profit was Rs. 2460, what was the total profit received that year ?

A. s. 11200
B. s. 9600
C. s. 9020
D. s. 12000
Answer» D. s. 12000
20.

A started a business by investing some money and B invested Rs. 5000 each more than that of A. A remained in business for 5 months and B remained in business 1 month more than A. Out of the total profit of Rs. 26000, B got Rs. 6000 more than A. Find the capitals invested A and B ?

A. s. 29000, Rs. 18000
B. s. 25000, Rs. 3000
C. s. 15000, Rs. 10000
D. s. 15000, Rs. 20000
Answer» E.
21.

Three partner A, B and C started a business by investing Rs. 48000 each. After 6 months A left the business after 10 months B left the business and after 12 months C left the business. If total earned profit is Rs. 5250, then find the share of A, B and C ?

A. s. 1125, Rs. 1825, Rs. 2250
B. s. 1125, Rs. 1800, Rs. 2200
C. s. 1125, Rs. 1875, Rs. 2250
D. s. 1175, Rs. 1256, Rs. 2350
Answer» D. s. 1175, Rs. 1256, Rs. 2350
22.

A start a business with Rs. 45000. After 6 months B enters in his business with Rs. 80000. After one year C invests Rs. 120000. In what ratio the profit will be divided among A, B and C ?

A. : 16 :24
B. : 4 : 4
C. : 4 : 8
D. : 3 : 8
Answer» C. : 4 : 8
23.

A starts a business by investing Rs. 28000. After 2 months, B joins with Rs. 20000 and after another 2 months C joins with Rs. 18000. At the end of 10 months from the start of the business, if B withdraws Rs. 2000 and C withdraws Rs. 2000, in what ratio should the profit be distributed among A, B and C at the end of the year ?

A. 2 : 7 : 5
B. 2 : 9 : 5
C. 2 : 6 : 3
D. 4 : 7 : 5
Answer» B. 2 : 9 : 5
24.

Anil, Kamal and Vini invested Rs. 8000, Rs. 4000 and Rs. 8000 respectively in a business. Anil left after 6 months. If after 8 months, there was a gain of Rs. 4005, then what will be the share of Kamal ?

A. s. 800
B. s. 890
C. s. 500
D. s. 900
Answer» C. s. 500
25.

A and B started a business with initial investments in the respective ratio of 18 : 7. After 4 months from the start of the business, A invested Rs. 2000 more and B invested Rs. 7000 more. At the end of one year, if the profit was distributed among them in the ratio of 2 : 1 respectively, what was the total initial investment with which A and B started the business ?

A. s. 50000
B. s. 25000
C. s. 150000
D. s. 75000
Answer» B. s. 25000
26.

A started a business by investing Rs. 50000. After 6 months B joined her by investing Rs. 75000. After its 6 months C joined with Rs. 125000. What is the ratio of profit share after 2 year among A, B and C ?

A. : 5 : 6
B. : 9 : 10
C. : 9 : 12
D. : 5 : 8
Answer» C. : 9 : 12
27.

M, P and Q together started a business. M invested Rs. 6500 for 6 months, P invested Rs. 8400 for 5 months and Q invested Rs. 10000 for 3 months. M is working member for which he gets 5%of total profit extra. If the total gain is Rs. 7400, then Q's share is ?

A. s. 1900
B. s. 2100
C. s. 3200
D. ata are incomplete
Answer» B. s. 2100
28.

X and Y are partners in a business. X contributed $$\frac{1}{3}$$of the capital for 9 months andY received $$\frac{2}{5}$$of the profit. For how long was Y's money used in the business ?

A. months
B. months
C. months
D. months
Answer» C. months
29.

Swati and Rajni enter into a partnership with their capitals in the ratio 5 : 6. At the end of 7 months Swati withdraws her capital. If they receive the profit in the ratio of 5 : 9, find how long was Rajni's capital used ?

A. 0 months
B. 2 months
C. 4 months
D. one of these
Answer» E.
30.

A, B and C invested their capitals in the ratio 3 : 4 : 6. However their share of profit are equal. The duration of their investments must be in the ratio?

A. : 3 : 2
B. : 4 : 3
C. : 4 : 6
D. : 1 : 1
Answer» B. : 4 : 3
31.

Two friends P and Q started a business investing in the ratio 5 : 6.R joined them after six months investing an amount equal to that of Q's. At the end of the year, 20% profit was earned which was equal to Rs. 98000. What was the amount invested by R?

A. s. 105000
B. s. 175000
C. s. 210000
D. ata inadequate
E. one of these
Answer» D. ata inadequate
32.

A, B and C share the profit in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 7. If the average gain is Rs. 8000, then B's share is ?

A. s. 2000
B. s. 1000
C. s. 1500
D. s. 6000
Answer» E.
33.

A and B share profits and losses in a firm in the ratio of 3 : 2. And C entered in the firm as a new partner; his profit sharing ratio is $$\frac{1}{4}$$. If C has taken his share of profit from A and B in equal ratio, then the new profit shearing ratio will be ?

A. 9 : 11 : 1
B. 9 : 11 : 10
C. 0 : 11 : 9
D. 0 : 11 : 19
Answer» C. 0 : 11 : 9
34.

A began a business with Rs. 85000, he was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 42500. 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. months
B. months
C. months
D. months
Answer» E.
35.

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. s. 16000
B. s. 20000
C. s. 24000
D. s. 28000
Answer» E.
36.

A, B and C enter into a partnership. A contributes one-third of the capital while B contributes as much as A and C together contribute. If the profit at the end of the year amounts to Rs. 900, what would C receive ?

A. s. 100
B. s. 150
C. s. 200
D. s. 300
Answer» C. s. 200
37.

A, B and C entered into a partnership. A invested Rs. 2560 and B invested Rs. 2000. At the end of the year, they gained Rs. 1105, out of which A got Rs. 320. C's capital was ?

A. s. 2840
B. s. 4028
C. s. 4280
D. s. 4820
Answer» D. s. 4820
38.

A, B and C become partners in a business. A contributes $$\frac{1}{3}$$ rd of the capital for $$\frac{1}{4}$$ th of the time. B contributes $$\frac{1}{5}$$ th of the capital for$$\frac{1}{6}$$ th of the time and C the rest of the capital for the whole time. If the profit is Rs. 1820, then the A's share in profit is ?

A. s. 130
B. s. 260
C. s. 292
D. s. 304
Answer» C. s. 292
39.

A starts business with a capital of Rs. 14000. Five months later B joins and further two months later C joins them. If the profit sharing ratio in the end of year is 4 : 3 : 2, then the money invested by C was ?

A. s. 18000
B. s. 16800
C. s. 18600
D. s. 10800
Answer» C. s. 18600
40.

In a partnership, A invests $$\frac{1}{6}$$of the capital $$\frac{1}{6}$$for of the time, B invests$$\frac{1}{3}$$of the capital for $$\frac{1}{3}$$of the time and C, the rest of the capital for the whole time. Out of a profit of Rs. 4600, B's share is ?

A. s. 650
B. s. 800
C. s. 960
D. s. 1000
Answer» C. s. 960
41.

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. : 3 : 5
B. : 6 : 10
C. : 5 : 10
D. 0 : 5 : 6
Answer» C. : 5 : 10
42.

A, B and C are partners in a business. Their shares are in the proportion of $$\frac{1}{3}:\frac{1}{4}:\frac{1}{5}$$ . A withdraws half of his capital after 15 months and after another 15 months, a profit of Rs. 4340 is divided. The share of C is ?

A. s. 1240
B. s. 1245
C. s. 1360
D. s. 1550
Answer» B. s. 1245
43.

A is a active partner and B is a inactive partner in business. A puts in Rs. 5000 and B puts in Rs. 6000. A received 15% of the profit for managing the business and the rest is divided in proportion to their capitals. The amounts received by A out of the profit of Rs. 880 in all is ?

A. s. 132
B. s. 340
C. s. 472
D. s. 492
Answer» D. s. 492
44.

A, B and C are three partners in a business. The profit share of A is $$\frac{3}{{16}}$$of the total profit and B's share is $$\frac{1}{{4}}$$ of the total profit. If C receives Rs. 243, then the amount received by B will be ?

A. s. 90
B. s. 96
C. s. 108
D. s. 120
Answer» D. s. 120
45.

Four milkmen rented a pasture. A grazed 15 cows for 4 months, B grazed 12 cows for 2 months, C grazed 18 cows for 6 months and D grazed 16 cows for 5 months. If A's share of rent is Rs. 1020, what is C's share of rent ?

A. s. 916
B. s. 1360
C. s. 1836
D. annot be determined
E. one of these
Answer» D. annot be determined
46.

Nonad, Vikas and and Manav enter into a partnership. Ninad invest some amount at the beginning. Vikas invest double the amount after 6 months and Manav invests thrice the amount invested by Ninad after 8 months. They earn a profit of Rs. 45000 at the end of the year. What is Manav's share in the profit ?

A. s. 9000
B. s. 12000
C. s. 15000
D. s. 25000
E. one of these
Answer» D. s. 25000
47.

Two partners invested Rs. 125000 and Rs. 85000 respectively in a business. They distribute 60%of the profit equally and decide to distribute the remaining 40%as the interest on their capitals. If one partner received Rs. 3000 more than the other, the total profits is ?

A. s. 42250
B. s. 39375
C. s. 38840
D. s. 36575
Answer» C. s. 38840
48.

A and B enter into partnership. At the end of 9 months B withdraws but A's capitals is used for one month more. If they receive profit in the ratio of 5 : 6, then the ratio of their capital is ?

A. : 4
B. : 3
C. : 6
D. : 5
Answer» B. : 3
49.

The ratio of investments of two partners X and Y is 11 : 12 and the ratio of their profit is 2 : 3. If X invested the money for 8 months, then the time for which Y invested the money is ?

A. months
B. months
C. 0 months
D. 1 months
Answer» E.
50.

Anu is a working partner and Bimla is a sleeping partner in a business. Anu puts Rs. 5000 and Bimla putes in Rs. 6000. Anu receives 12.5% of the profit for managing the business and the rest is divided in proportion to their capitals. What does each get put of a profit of Rs. 880 ?

A. s. 400, Rs. 480
B. s. 450, Rs. 430
C. s. 460, Rs. 420
D. s. 470, Rs. 410
Answer» D. s. 470, Rs. 410