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- Question
- What rate of interest is obtained from investing in 8 1/ 2% per cent stock when the quoted price is 6.5 percent below par?
Options- A. 81/11%
- B. 91/11%
- C. 111/9%
- D. 101/9%
- Correct Answer
- 91/11%
ExplanationRequired answer [(17/2) / (100 - 6.5)] x 100
= (17 / 187) x 100
= 91/11% - 1. What income will be derived by investing Rs. 1900 in 8 percent stock at 5 discount?
Options- A. Rs. 160
- B. Rs. 150
- C. Rs. 100
- D. Rs. 180 Discuss
- 2. How much 4 1/ 2% stock at 95 can be purchased by investing Rs. 1950? (Brokerage 1/4%)
Options- A. Rs. 2000
- B. Rs. 2500
- C. Rs. 2200
- D. Rs. 2350 Discuss
- 3. How much must 1 pay for Rs. 1365 stock at 104? (brokerage 1%)
Options- A. Rs. 1433.50
- B. Rs. 1344.25
- C. Rs. 1433.25
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. How much stock can be purchased for Rs. 794.50 at 112.5? (Brokerage 1% )
Options- A. Rs. 650
- B. Rs. 485
- C. Rs. 706
- D. Rs. 700 Discuss
- 5. Find the cost of Rs. 12600 Railway stock at 150 1/ 2% (dividend 5 1/ 2%)?
Options- A. Rs. 18963
- B. Rs. 19863
- C. Rs. 18933
- D. None of these Discuss
- 6. How much stock must be sold to realize Rs. 8190 from a stock at 118? (Brokerage 1%)
Options- A. Rs. 7100
- B. Rs. 7050
- C. Rs. 6850
- D. Rs. 7000 Discuss
- 7. Find the purchase cost of 66 shares of Rs. 35 each at 10 premium, brokerage being 1% per share?
Options- A. Rs. 3630
- B. Rs. 3360
- C. Rs. 3063
- D. Rs. 3036 Discuss
- 8. What rate of interest is obtained from investing in 12 3/ 4 percent stock when the price is at premium of 2 percent?
Options- A. 25%
- B. 81/3
- C. 121/2%
- D. 112/3% Discuss
- 9. A company declared an annual dividend of 10%. Find out the annual dividend of Ram owning 1500 shares of the company of face value $ 10 each.
Options- A. $ 1400
- B. $ 1500
- C. $ 1700
- D. $ 1600 Discuss
- 10. Find the income derived form 44 shares of Rs. 25 each at 5 premium (brokerage 1/4 per share ), the rate of dividend being 5%. Also find the rate of interest in the investment?
Options- A. Rs. 60.5, 4.55 %
- B. Rs. 60, 5%
- C. Rs. 80.5, 5.55 %
- D. None of these Discuss
Stocks and Shares problems
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Correct Answer: Rs. 160
Explanation:
Required income = [1900 / (100 - 5 + 0)] x 8 = Rs. 160
[Here value of brokerage is 0]
Correct Answer: Rs. 2000
Explanation:
We put market value i.e. 95 in place of (100 - discount), in this case.
Required answer = [1905 / (95 + 1/4)] x 100 = Rs. 2000
Correct Answer: Rs. 1433.25
Explanation:
Required answer = Rs. 1365 x (104 + 1) / 100
= Rs. (1365 x 105) / 100
= Rs. 1433.25
Correct Answer: Rs. 700
Explanation:
Rs. 794.50 = 112.5 + (1/100) x Amount of stock
? Amount of stock = (794.50 x 100) / 113.5 = Rs. 700
Correct Answer: Rs. 18963
Explanation:
Required answer = 12600 x (301 / 2) x (1 / 100) = Rs. 18963
Correct Answer: Rs. 7000
Explanation:
8190 = [(118 - 1) / 100] x Amount of stock
? Amount of stock = (8190 x 100) / 117 = Rs. 7000
Correct Answer: Rs. 3036
Explanation:
Required answer = 66[35 + 10 + 1] = 46 x 66
= Rs. 3036.
Correct Answer: 121/2%
Explanation:
Required answer = {51 / [4 x (100 + 2) + 0]} x 100
= 25/2
= 121/2%
Correct Answer: $ 1500
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Rs. 60.5, 4.55 %
Explanation:
Cost of shares = 44(25 + 5 + 1/4) = Rs. 1331
? Investment made = Rs. 1331
Now, face value of 1 share = Rs. 25
? Face value of 44 shares = Rs. (44 x 25) = Rs. 1100
Now, dividend on Rs. 100 = Rs. 11/2
? Dividend on Rs. 1100 = Rs. [(11/2) / 100] x 1100 = Rs. 60.50
Also, income on investment of Rs. 1331 = Rs. 60.50
? Income on investment of Rs. 100 = Rs. (60.50 / 1331) x 100 = 4.55%
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