Partnership (SSC)

Total Questions: 37

11. A, B and C started a business with initial investments of ₹ 20000, ₹25000 and ₹10000, respectively. After 5 months from start, A invested ₹ 4000 more. After 6 months from start, C invested ₹ 8000 more. After 4 months from start, B withdrew ₹ 8000. At the end of the year, they will receive a profit of ₹ ‘x’. In what ratio will they share the profits? [SSC CGL Tier II (08/08/2022)]

Correct Answer: (d) 67 : 59 : 42
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12. A, B and C started a business with their capitals in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. A increased his capital by 50% after 4 months, B increased his capital by 33⅓ % after 6 months and C withdrew 50% of his capital after 8 months, from the start of the business. If the total profit at the end of a year was Rs. 86,800, then the difference between the shares of A and C in the profit was : [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (a) Rs.12,600
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13. A, B and C started a business by investing Rs 1,37,500 and Rs 1,62,500 and Rs 1,87,500 respectively. A is a working partner and gets 20% of the profit as working allowance and remaining is distributed in the proportion of their investment. If the total profit is Rs 2,19,375. What is the share of C? [SSC CPO 13/03/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs 67,500
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14. A, B and C jointly started a business in which A invested ₹7,000 for 12 months, B invested ₹8,000 for 10 months and C invested ₹12,000 for 6 months. A was the working member for which he received 20% of the profits as his remuneration. The total profit earned at the end of one year was ₹14,750. What is C's share (in ₹) in the profit? [SSC CHSL Tier II (18/11/2024)]

Correct Answer: (c) 3,600
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15. A, B and C invested money in a business such that 2 times A's share, 4 times B's share and 6 times C's share are all equal. If they earned ₹44,000, find the share of A. [SSC CGL 24/09/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹24,000
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16. Three partners decided to start a business. They decided to donate 10% of the profit to a charity organisation and then the remaining profit would be shared among first, second and third partner in the ratio 1 : 2 : 2. The total profit received was ₹1,80,000. Find the share of the first partner. [Matriculation Level 26/06/2024 (Shift - 1)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹32,400
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17. A and B enter into a partnership with ₹25,000 and ₹50,000, respectively, in a company for a year. After 7 months, C gets into a partnership with them with ₹30,000 and A withdraws his contribution after 9 months. What would be C's share in the profit, assuming a total profit of ₹3,900 at the end of the year? [SSC CHSL Tier II (02/11/2023)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹600
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18. Arvind, Bilal. Carmen invest ₹49,000 towards a business. Arvind invests ₹5,000 more than Bilal and Bilal invests ₹4,000 more than Carmen Out of a total profit of ₹98,000, how much does Bilal receive? [SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹32,000
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19. A, B and C started a business. A's capital is 7 times the capital of C and B's capital is 2 times the capital of A. If the profit is ₹7,920, then find the share of C (in ₹ ). [SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 360
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20. Anam and Bikash invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If in a particular month, Anam gets ₹3,840 as profit, the total profit is: [SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹6,400
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