Sunday 14 December 2014

Partship

1. 
A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:
A.Rs. 1425B.Rs. 1500
C.Rs. 1537.50D.Rs. 1576

2. 
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 the 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. 1900B.Rs. 2660
C.Rs. 2800D.Rs. 2840

3. 
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. 2100B.Rs. 2400
C.Rs. 3600D.Rs. 4000

4. 
A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:
A.Rs. 8400B.Rs. 11,900
C.Rs. 13,600D.Rs. 14,700

5. 
Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?
A.5 : 7 : 8B.20 : 49 : 64
C.38 : 28 : 21D.None of these

Avarage

1. 
In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A.6.25B.6.5
C.6.75D.7

2. 
A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?
A.
28 4years
7
B.
31 5years
7
C.
32 1years
7
D.None of these

3. 
A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?
A.Rs. 4991B.Rs. 5991
C.Rs. 6001D.Rs. 6991

4. 
The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?
A.0B.1
C.10D.19

5. 
The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?
A.76 kgB.76.5 kg
C.85 kgD.Data inadequate
E.None of these

Profit and loss

1. 
Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:
A.
44%
7
B.
55%
11
C.10%D.12%

2. 
The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:
A.15B.16
C.18D.25

3. 
If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent.
A.
662
3
B.100
C.
1051
3
D.120

4. 
In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
A.30%B.70%
C.100%D.250%

5. 
A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
A.3B.4
C.5D.6

Time and work

1. 
A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :
A.
1
4
B.
1
10
C.
7
15
D.
8
15
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2. 
A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
A.
91days
5
B.
92days
5
C.
93days
5
D.10
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3. 
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A.12 daysB.15 days
C.16 daysD.18 days
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4. 
A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in:
A.20 daysB.
221days
2
C.25 daysD.30 days
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5. 
A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?
A.Rs. 375B.Rs. 400
C.Rs. 600D.Rs. 800
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