Two businessmen A and B invest in a business in the ratio 5 : 8. They decided to

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Two businessmen A and B invest in a business in the ratio 5 : 8. They decided to reinvest 30% of the profit they earned back into the business. The remaining profit they distributed amongst themselves. If A's share of the profit was Rs 87,500 then how much profit (in Rs) did the business make?
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A. 227000
B. 250000
C. 375000
D. 325000

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325000

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1. A, B and C invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. A and C are working partners. Only B is a sleeping partner hence his share will be 3/4th of what it would have been if he were a working partner. If they make Rs 50,000 profit, half of which is reinvested in the business and the other half is distributed between the partners, then how much does C get (in Rs)?
Options
A. 20000
B. 6000
C. 10000
D. 9000

2. A starts a cement trading business by investing Rs 5 lakhs. After 2 months, B joins the business by investing Rs 10 lakhs and then 4 months after B joined C too joins them by investing Rs 20 lakhs. 1 year after A started the business they make Rs 3,50,000 in profit. What is B's share of the profit (in Rs)?
Options
A. 75000
B. 1,25,000
C. 1,50,000
D. 1,00,000

3. A's income is Rs 140 more than B's income and C's income is Rs 80 more than D's. If the ratio of A's and C's income is 2:3 and the ratio of B's and D's income is 1:2, then the incomes of A, B, C and D are respectively
Options
A. Rs 260, Rs 120, Rs 320 and Rs 240
B. Rs 300, Rs 160, Rs 600 and Rs 520
C. Rs 400, Rs 260, Rs 600 and Rs 520
D. Rs 320, Rs 180, Rs 480 and Rs 360

4. A sum of Rs 15525 is divided among Sunil, Anil and Jamil such that if Rs 22, Rs 35 and Rs 48 be diminished from their shares respectively, their remaining sums shall be in the ratio 7:10:13. What would have been the ratio of their sums if Rs 16, Rs 77 and Rs 37 respectively were added to their original shares?
Options
A. 9:13:17
B. 18:26:35
C. 36:52:67
D. None of these

5. A and B start an enterprise together, with A as active partner. A invests Rs 4000 and Rs 2000 more after 8 months. B invests Rs 5000 and withdraws Rs 2000 after 9 months. Being the active partner, A takes Rs 100 per month as allowance, from the profit. What is the share of B if the profit for the year is Rs 6700?
Options
A. Rs 3350
B. Rs 3250
C. Rs 2700
D. Rs 2800

6. A and B started a partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 5 : 6. C joined then after 6 months with an amount equal to 2/3rd of B. What was their profit (in Rs) at the end of the year if C got Rs 21,600 as his share?
Options
A. 46800
B. 56160
C. 70200
D. 1,40,400

7. A starts a taxi service by investing Rs 25 lakhs. After 3 months, B joins the business by investing Rs 40 lakhs then 4 months after B joined, C too joins them by investing Rs 50 lakhs. One year after A started the business they make Rs 2,73,000 in profit. What is C's share of the profit (in Rs)?
Options
A. 100000
B. 1,25,000
C. 75000
D. 1,50,000

8. A, B and C invest in a business in the ratio 4 : 5 : 7. C is a sleeping partner, so his share of profits will be half of what it would have been if he were a working partner. If they make Rs 36,000 profit of which 25% is reinvested in the business, how much does B get (in Rs)?
Options
A. 7560
B. 10800
C. 8640
D. 9200

9. S, T and U started a business by investing Rs 4200, Rs 6300 and Rs 8400 respectively. S left the business after 3 months, T left 6 months after the business had started and U remained in the business till one year. At the end of one year the total profit is Rs 6000. What is the U?s share (in Rs) in the profit?
Options
A. 4200
B. 3200
C. 4000
D. 3600

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