TNPSC Quantitative Aptitude - Partnership
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
P and Q started a business investing Rs.85,000 and Rs.15,000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between P and Q respectively ?
- (a)
3 : 4
- (b)
3 : 5
- (c)
15 : 23
- (d)
17 : 23
- (e)
None of these
A,B,C enter into a partnership investing Rs.35,000, Rs.45,000 and Rs.55,000 respectively.The respective shares of A,B,c in an annual profit of Rs.40,500 are :
- (a)
Rs.10,500, Rs.13,500, Rs.16,500
- (b)
Rs.11,500, Rs.13,000, Rs.16,000
- (c)
Rs.11,000, Rs.14,000, Rs.15,500
- (d)
Rs.11,500, Rs.12,500, Rs.16,500
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. 1883.78
- (b)
Rs. 2380
- (c)
Rs. 3690
- (d)
Rs. 3864
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.9423
- (b)
Rs. 10,250
- (c)
Rs.12,500
- (d)
Rs. 14,000
- (e)
None of these
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 the 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
- (e)
None of these
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
- (e)
None of these
Arun, Kamal and vijay 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
A,B and C enter into a partnership. A initially invests Rs. 25 lakhs and adds another Rs. 10 lakhs after one year. B initially invests Rs. 35 lakhs and withdraws Rs. 10 lakhs after 2 years and C invests Rs. 30 lakhs. In what ratio should the profits be divided at the end of 3 years ?
- (a)
10 : 10 : 9
- (b)
20 : 20 : 19
- (c)
20 : 19 : 18
- (d)
None of these
A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs. 16,000 and Rs. 12,000 respectively. After 3 months,A withdraw Rs. 5000 while B invested Rs.5000 more. After 3 more months, C joins the business with a capital of Rs. 21,000. The share of B exceeds that of C, out of a total profit of Rs. 26,400 after one year by :
- (a)
Rs. 2400
- (b)
Rs.3000
- (c)
Rs.3600
- (d)
Rs.4800
A and B start a business with investments of Rs. 5000 and Rs. 4500 respectively. After 4 months, A takes out half of his capital. After two more months, B takes out one-third of his capital while C joins them with a capital of Rs. 7000. At the end of a year, they earn a profit of Rs. 5080. Find the share of each member in the profit.
- (a)
A - Rs.1400, B- Rs. 1900, C - Rs. 1780
- (b)
A - Rs.1600, B- Rs. 1800, C - Rs. 1680
- (c)
A - Rs.1800, B- Rs. 1500, C - Rs. 1780
- (d)
A - Rs.1680, B- Rs. 1600, C - Rs. 1800
- (e)
None of these
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. 16,500 at the end of the year, B's share is :
- (a)
Rs.4000
- (b)
Rs.6000
- (c)
Rs.7500
- (d)
Rs.6600
A,B and C enter 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. 27,000, C's share is :
- (a)
Rs. 8625
- (b)
Rs. 9000
- (c)
Rs. 10,800
- (d)
Rs. 11,250
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. 140
- (b)
Rs. 160
- (c)
Rs. 180
- (d)
Rs. 220
A,B and 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
A and B started a partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3 : 5. C joined them 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
- (e)
None of these
A , B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio \(\frac { 7 }{ 2 } \):\(\frac { 4 }{ 3 } \):\(\frac { 6 }{ 5 } \).After 4 months, A increases his share by 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
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 withdraw half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is :
- (a)
4 : 3 : 5
- (b)
5 : 6 : 10
- (c)
6 : 5 : 10
- (d)
10 : 5 : 6
A and B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A withdraw \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 } \)of his capital and B withdraw \( \frac { 1 }{ 5 } \)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
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 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
X and Y invested in a business. They earned some profit which they divided in the ratio of 2 : 3. If X invested Rs. 40,000, the amount invested by Y is :
- (a)
Rs. 45,000
- (b)
Rs. 50,000
- (c)
Rs. 60,000
- (d)
Rs. 80,000
Manick received Rs. 6000 as his share out of the total profit of Rs. 9000 which he and Raunaq earned at the end of one year. If Manick invested Rs.20,000 for 6 months, whereas Raunaq invested his amount for the whole year, what was the amount invested by Raunaq ?
- (a)
Rs. 4000
- (b)
Rs. 5000
- (c)
Rs. 6000
- (d)
Rs. 10,000
A,B and C enter into a partnership with a capital in which A's contribution is Rs.10,000. 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.4000
- (b)
Rs.5000
- (c)
Rs.6000
- (d)
Rs.9000
A,B and C started a shop by investing Rs. 27,000, Rs. 72,000 and Rs. 81,000 respectively. At the end of the year, the profits were distributed among them. If C's share of profits be Rs. 36,000 then the total profit was :
- (a)
Rs.80,000
- (b)
Rs.95,600
- (c)
Rs.1,08,000
- (d)
Rs.1,16,000
A strated 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)
3
- (b)
4
- (c)
5
- (d)
6
A and B are partners in a business. A contributes \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 } \)of the capital for 15 months and B received \(\frac { 2 }{ 3 } \)of the profit. For how long B's money was used ?
- (a)
6 months
- (b)
9 months
- (c)
10 months
- (d)
1 year
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 amount in the ratio of 2 : 4 : 7.
II. Nitin's share in the profit is Rs. 8750
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (e)
If the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
A and B start a business jointly. What is A's share out of an annual profit of Rs. 23,800 ?
I. B's investment is \(12\frac { 1 }{ 2 } %\)% more than A's investment.
II. A's investment is Rs. 1,20,000.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (e)
If the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
A and B are in a partnership business of one year. At the end of the year, a profit of Rs.20,000 was earned. What is A's share ?
I. A invested Rs. 50,000.
II. B withdraw his capital after 8 months.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question;
- (e)
If the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is the difference in the shares of profit between P and Q in a joint business at the end of one year ?
I. P invested Rs.80,000 and withdraw Rs.20,000 after 6 months.
II. Q joined four months after the start of business.
III. Q's amount was 80% of P's amount during the last six months.
- (a)
I and II only
- (b)
II and III only
- (c)
All I,II and III
- (d)
Even with all I,II and III together, the answer cannot be arrived at.
- (e)
None of these.
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 \(\frac { 3 }{ 2 } \)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 statement.
- (d)
All I,II and III
- (e)
None of these