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Amit Kumar invests Rs 36,000 in buying Rs 100 shares at Rs 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.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.
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What sum should a person invest in Rs 25 shares, selling at Rs 36, to obtain an income of Rs 720, if the dividend declared is 12%? Also find the percentage return on his income.
(i) The number of shares bought by him.
(ii) The percentage return on his income.
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A lady holds 1800, Rs. 100 shares of a company that pays 15% dividend annually. Calculate her annual dividend. If she had bought these shares at 40% premium, what percentage return does she get on her investment? Give your answer to the nearest integer.
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Q 11[3 marks sum]3 Marks
Salman buys 50 shares of face value Rs 100 available at Rs 132.
(i) What is his investment?
(ii) If the dividend is 7.5% p.a., what will be his annual income?
(iii) If he wants to increase his annual income by Rs 150, how many extra shares should he
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Q 12[3 marks sum]3 Marks
A man invests Rs. 6750, partly in shares of 6% at Rs. 140 and partly in shares of 5% at Rs. 125. If his total income is Rs. 280, how much has he invested in each?
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Q 13[3 marks sum]3 Marks
By selling at Rs. 77 , some $2 \frac{1}{4} \%$ shares of face value Rs. 100 , and investing the proceeds in $6 \%$ shares of face value Rs. 100, selling at 110, a person increased his income by Rs, 117 per annum. How many shares did he sell?
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Q 14[3 marks sum]3 Marks
A man sold some Rs. 100 shares paying 10% dividend at a discount of 25% and invested the proceeds in Rs. 100 shares paying 16% dividend quoted at Rs. 80 and thus increased his income by Rs. 2000. Find the number of shares sold by him.
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Q 15[3 marks sum]3 Marks
A person invests Rs. 4368 and buys certain hundred-rupee shares at 91. He sells out shares worth Rs. 2400 when they have t risen to 95 and the remainder when they have fallen to 85. Find the gain or loss on the total transaction,
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Q 16[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Divide Rs. 20304 into two parts such that if one part is invested in 9% Rs. 50 shares at 8% premium and the other part is invested in 8% Rs. 25 shares at 8% discount, then the annual incomes from both the investment are equal
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Q 17[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A man bought 360 ten-rupee shares paying $12 \%$ per annum. He sold them when the price rose to Rs. 21 and invested the proceeds in five-rupee shares paying $4 \frac{1}{2} \%$ per annum at Rs. 3.5 per share. Find the annual change in his income.
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Q 18[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Divide Rs. 101520 into two parts such that if one part is invested in 8% Rs. 100 shares at 8% discount and the other in 9% Rs. 50 shares at 8% premium, the annual incomes are equal.
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Q 19[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A man has some shares of Rs. 100 par value paying 6% dividend. He sells half of these at a discount of 10% and invests the proceeds in 7% Rs. 50 shares at a premium of Rs. 10. This transaction decreases his income from dividends by Rs. 120. Calculate:
(i) the number of shares before the transaction.
(ii) the number of shares he sold.
(iii) his initial annual income from shares.
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Q 20[4 marks sum]4 Marks
By selling at Rs. 92, some 2.5% Rs. 100 shares and investing the proceeds in 5% Rs. 100 shares at Rs. 115, a person increased his annual income by Rs. 90. Find:
(i) the number of shares sold.
(ii) the number of shares purchased.
(iii) the new income.
(iv) the rate percent which he earns on his investment.
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Q 21MCQ1 Mark
₹ 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
    12%
  • 15%
  • D
    18%

Answer: C.

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Q 22MCQ1 Mark
Salman has some shares of ₹ 50 of a company paying 15% dividend. If his annual income is ₹ 3000, then the number of shares he possesses is
  • A
    80
  • 400
  • C
    600
  • D
    800

Answer: B.

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Q 23MCQ1 Mark
A man invests ₹ 24000 on ₹ 60 shares at a discount of 20%. if the dividend declared by the company is 10%, then his annual income is
  • ₹ 3000
  • B
    ₹ 2880
  • C
    ₹ 1500
  • D
    ₹ 1440

Answer: A.

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Q 24MCQ1 Mark
Arun possesses 600 shares of ₹ 25 of a company. If the company announces a dividend of 8%, then Arun’s annual income is
  • A
    ₹ 48
  • B
    ₹ 480
  • C
    ₹ 600
  • ₹ 1200

Answer: D.

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Q 25MCQ1 Mark
₹ 40 shares of a company are selling at 25% premium. If Mr. Jacob wants to buy 280 shares of the company, then the investment required by him is
  • A
    ₹ 11200
  • ₹ 14000
  • C
    ₹ 16800
  • D
    ₹ 8400

Answer: B.

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