Sample QuestionsShares and Dividend questions
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₹ $ 8,000$ and ₹ $ 10,000$ were invested in ₹ $ 100$ shares giving dividends $12 \%$ and $8 \%$ respectively. The dividends are collected and all the shares are sold at a loss $2 \%$ and $3 \%$ respectively on the investment. Find (i) the dividend collected (ii) the total sale proceeds (iii) gain $\%$ on the whole transaction.
View full solution →A person invests ₹ $ 4,368$ in hundred - rupee share at ₹ $ 91$. Shares worth ₹ $ 2,400$ face value are sold at ₹ $ 95$ and the rest at ₹ $85$. Find (i) the number of shares bought at ₹ $91$ (ii) the number of shares sold at ₹ $85$ (iii) the loss or gain in the deal.
View full solution →A person bought 360 ten - rupee shares paying $12 \%$ dividend at par and sold them at ₹ $ 21$. The proceeds were invested in five - rupee shares paying $4 \frac{1}{2} \%$ at ₹ $ 3.5$ per share. Find (i) sale proceeds (ii) the number of five - rupee shares bought (iii) the percentage increase in income.
View full solution →A part of ₹ $3,020$ is invested in $6 \% $ ₹ $100$ shares at ₹ $97$ and the rest in $12 \% $ ₹ $100$ shares at ₹ $ 108$. If both bring the same dividend, find the sum invested in the shares selling (i) at discount (ii) above par (iii) the total dividend.
View full solution →Which share is more profitable : $4 \% $ ₹ $100$ share at ₹ $ 80$ or $4 \frac{1}{2} \% $ ₹ $100$ shares at ₹ $ 88$ ?
View full solution →Vivek invests ₹ $ 4,500$ in $8 \% $ ₹ $10$ shares at ₹ $ 15$. He sells the shares when the price rise to ₹ $ 30$, and invests the proceeds in $12 \%$ ₹ $100$ shares at ₹ $125$ . Calculate:
(i) the sale proceeds
(ii) the number of ₹ $125$ shares he buys
(iii) the change in his annual income from dividend.
View full solution →Amit Kumar invests ₹ $ 36,000$ in buying ₹ $100$ shares at ₹ $ 20$ premium. The dividend is $15 \%$ per annum. Find :
(i) the number of shares he buys.
(ii) his yearly dividend
(iii) the percentage return on his investment.
View full solution →A company with 4,000 shares of nominal value of ₹ $ 110$ each declares an annual dividend of $15 \%$. Calculate :
(i) the total amount of dividend paid by the comapny.
(ii) the annual income of Shah Rukh who holds 88 shares of the company.
(iii) if he received only $10 \%$ on his investment, find the price Shah Rukh paid for each share.
View full solution →Ajay owns 560 shares of a company. The face value of each share is ₹ $ 25$. The company decleares a dividend of $9 \%$. Calculate :
(i) the dividend that Ajay will get
(ii) the rate of interest on his investment, if Ajay had paid ₹ $ 30$ for each share.
View full solution →A man bought 1,000 shares each of face value ₹ $ 5$ at ₹ $ 7$ per share. At the end of the year, the company from which he bought the shares declared a dividend of 8 per cent. Calculate (i) the amount of money invested by the man (ii) the percentage return on his outlay. (Correct to one decimal place).
View full solution →₹ $ 40$ shares of a company are selling at $25 \%$ premium. If Mr. Wasim wants to buy 280 shares of the company, then the investment required by him is :
View full solution →₹ $ 25$ shares of a company are selling at ₹ $ 20$. If the company is paying a dividend of $12 \%$, then the rate of return is :
- A
$10 \%$
- B
$18 \%$
- C
$15 \%$
- D
$12 \%$
View full solution →A man invests ₹ $ 24,000$ on ₹ $ 60$ shares at a discount of $20 \%$. If the dividend declared by the company is $10 \%$, then his annual income is :
View full solution →Varun possesses 600 shares of ₹ $ 25$ of a company. If the company announces a divided of $8 \%$, then his annual income is :
View full solution →If Kiran invests ₹ $ 19200$ on ₹ $ 50$ shares at a premium of $20 \%$, then the number of shares she buys is :
View full solution →Assertion (A) : If Surabhi invests ₹ $ 43200$ on ₹ $ 100$ shares at a premium of $8 \%$, it means she buys $432$ shares.
Reason (R) : Number of shares bought $=\frac{\text { Total investment }}{\text { Market value of } 1 \text { share }}$
View full solution →Assertion (A) : Market value of a share changes from time to time.
Reason (R) : The value of a share printed on the share certificate is called its face value.
Assertion (A) : Ravi invested ₹ $ 24000$ on ₹ $ 100$ shares available at $20 \%$ premium. If the company declared a dividend of $5 \%$, then the rate of return is less than $5 \%$.
Reason (R) : Rate of return $=\frac{\text { Dividend }}{\text { Investment }} \times 100$
View full solution →Assertion (A) : The anual profit distributed among the share holders is called dividend.
Reason (R) : Dividend is always paid on the market value of a share.