Question 15 Marks
Mr. Gupta has a choice to invest in ten-rupee shares of two firm at Rs. 13 or at Rs. 16. If the first firm pays 5% dividend and the second firm pays 6% dividend per annum, find :
(i) Which firm is paying better.
(ii) If Mr. Gupta invests equally in both the firms and the difference between the returns from them is Rs. 30, find how much, in all, does he invest.
(i) Which firm is paying better.
(ii) If Mr. Gupta invests equally in both the firms and the difference between the returns from them is Rs. 30, find how much, in all, does he invest.
Answer
View full question & answer→i) $1^{\text {st }}$ firm
Nominal value of 1 share $=$ Rs. 10
$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { Market value of } 1 \text { share }=\text { Rs. } 13 \\
& \text { Dividend } \%=5 \% \\
& \text { Dividend }=5 \% \text { of Rs. } 10=\text { Rs. } 0.50 \\
& \therefore \text { Income } \%=\frac{\text { Income }}{\text { Investment }} \times 100 \% \\
& =\frac{0.50}{13} \times 100 \%=3.846 \%
\end{aligned}
$
$2^{\text {nd }}$ firm
Nominal value of 1 share $=$ Rs. 10
$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { Market value of } 1 \text { share }=\text { Rs. } 16 \\
& \text { Dividend } \%=6 \% \\
& \text { Dividend }=6 \% \text { of Rs. } 10=\text { Rs. } 0.60 \\
& \therefore \text { Income } \%=\frac{\text { Income }}{\text { Investment }} \times 100 \% \\
& =\frac{0.60}{16} \times 100 \%=3.75 \%
\end{aligned}
$
Then first firm is paying better than second firm.
(ii)Let money invested in each firm= Rs y
For 1st firm
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \text { No of shares purchased }=\frac{y}{13} \text { shares } \\
& \text { Total dividend }=\text { Rs. } 0.50 \times \frac{y}{13}=\text { Rs, } \frac{y}{26}
\end{aligned}
$
For 2nd firm:
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \text { No of shares purchased }=\frac{y}{16} \text { shares } \\
& \text { Total dividend }=\text { Rs. } 0.60 \times \frac{y}{16}=\text { Rs } \frac{3 y}{80} \\
& \text { Given }- \text { difference of both dividend }=\text { Rs. } 30 \\
& \Rightarrow \frac{y}{26}-\frac{3 y}{80}=\text { Rs. } 30 \\
& \Rightarrow \text { Rs. } \frac{y}{1040}=30 \\
& \Rightarrow y=\text { Rs. } 30 \times 1040=\text { Rs. } 31,200 \\
& \text { Total money invested in both firms = Rs. } 31,200 \times 2 \\
& =\text { Rs. } 62,400
\end{aligned}
$
Nominal value of 1 share $=$ Rs. 10
$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { Market value of } 1 \text { share }=\text { Rs. } 13 \\
& \text { Dividend } \%=5 \% \\
& \text { Dividend }=5 \% \text { of Rs. } 10=\text { Rs. } 0.50 \\
& \therefore \text { Income } \%=\frac{\text { Income }}{\text { Investment }} \times 100 \% \\
& =\frac{0.50}{13} \times 100 \%=3.846 \%
\end{aligned}
$
$2^{\text {nd }}$ firm
Nominal value of 1 share $=$ Rs. 10
$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { Market value of } 1 \text { share }=\text { Rs. } 16 \\
& \text { Dividend } \%=6 \% \\
& \text { Dividend }=6 \% \text { of Rs. } 10=\text { Rs. } 0.60 \\
& \therefore \text { Income } \%=\frac{\text { Income }}{\text { Investment }} \times 100 \% \\
& =\frac{0.60}{16} \times 100 \%=3.75 \%
\end{aligned}
$
Then first firm is paying better than second firm.
(ii)Let money invested in each firm= Rs y
For 1st firm
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \text { No of shares purchased }=\frac{y}{13} \text { shares } \\
& \text { Total dividend }=\text { Rs. } 0.50 \times \frac{y}{13}=\text { Rs, } \frac{y}{26}
\end{aligned}
$
For 2nd firm:
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \text { No of shares purchased }=\frac{y}{16} \text { shares } \\
& \text { Total dividend }=\text { Rs. } 0.60 \times \frac{y}{16}=\text { Rs } \frac{3 y}{80} \\
& \text { Given }- \text { difference of both dividend }=\text { Rs. } 30 \\
& \Rightarrow \frac{y}{26}-\frac{3 y}{80}=\text { Rs. } 30 \\
& \Rightarrow \text { Rs. } \frac{y}{1040}=30 \\
& \Rightarrow y=\text { Rs. } 30 \times 1040=\text { Rs. } 31,200 \\
& \text { Total money invested in both firms = Rs. } 31,200 \times 2 \\
& =\text { Rs. } 62,400
\end{aligned}
$