PARTNERSHIP

1) A started a business by investing Rs.3000. After 4 months, B joined him with a capital
of Rs.2400. At the end of the year, B’s profit share is Rs.1600. What is the total profit of
the business?

A.Rs.4600 B.Rs.4800 C.Rs.2300 D.Rs.2400 E.None of these

2) Kavi and Bavi started a business with the investment of Rs.(x – 2000) and Rs.(x +
1000) respectively. After one year, Bavi withdrew 25% of her investment. At the end of
two years, the total profit of the business is Rs.2400 and the profit share of A is Rs.1000.
Find the value of x?

A.5000 B.8000 C.6000 D.7000 E.9000

3) A and B entered into a partnership business with an investment of Rs.5000 and

Rs.8000 respectively. After 1 year, A invested Rs.(x + 1000) more and B invested Rs.2x
more. At the end of 2 years, the ratio of the profit shares of A and B is 2: 3 respectively.
Find the value of x.

A.1000 B.1500 C.2000 D.2500 E.None of these

4) A started a business and after 3 months, B joined him by investing half of A’s
investment. After 7 more months, A left the business and C joined the business by
investing 5/4 of A’s investment. If at the end of 1.5 years, profit shares of A and B
together is Rs.4500 more than that of C, then find the total profit?

A.Rs.18500 B.Rs.15000 C.Rs.17500 D.Rs.16500 E.Rs.16000

5) P and Q entered into a partnership by investing Rs.1600 and Rs.1800 respectively

and time period for P’s investment is 3 months more than that for Q’s investment. If
profit share of Q is 78.75% of that of P, then find the time period for P’s investment?

A.9 months B.10 months C.8 months D.12 months E.6 months

6) A and B entered into a partnership with the initial capital of Rs.5000 and Rs.6000
respectively. After 8 months, A added 1/5 of his initial investment and B withdrew 20%
of his investment. At the end of the year, the total profit of the business is Rs.6560, then
find the profit share of B?

A.Rs.3360 B.Rs.3380 C.Rs.3420 D.Rs.3340 E.Rs.3190

7) A and B started a business and the investment of B is 3/5 of the total investment of
A and B together. If the investment period of A is 18 months and at the end of the
business, the profit received by B is 62.5% of the total profit of the business. Find the
investment period of B?

A.1 year B.2 years C.16 months D.20 months E.1.5 years

8) Devi and Deva started the business with the investment in the ratio of 12:7 and the
ratio of the investment period of Devi and Deva is x:6. At the end of the business, the
profit share of Devi is Rs.1300 less than Deva and the total profit of the business is
Rs.16900, then find the value of x?

A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 E.5

9) A, B and C entered into a partnership in the ratio of (5/2):(4/5):(4/15) and the ratio of
the investment period of A, B and C is (1/4):(7/3):(1/6). What is the ratio of the profit
share of A, B and C?

A.3:2:1 B.55:143:4 C.45:131:3 D.5:3:1 E.None of these

10) A, B and C started the business with the investment in the ratio of 2:3:1. After 6
months, B left the business. At the end of the year, the total profit of the business is
Rs.3600, then find the profit share of C?

A.Rs.1000 B.Rs.1200 C.Rs.800 D.Rs.900 E.Rs.1100

11) A and B started a business with the investment of 4:5. At the end of one year, the
total profit is Rs.3300 and B’s profit share is 1500. What is the ratio of the time period
of the investment of A and B?

A.2:1 B.3:2 C.4:3 D.5:4 E.None of these

12) A, B and C started a business with the investment of Rs.2500, Rs.3000 and Rs.1800
respectively. After 6 months, B withdrew Rs.500 and after 2 more months, C added
Rs.500 to his initial investment. At the end of one year, the total profit is Rs.4330 and
then what is the profit share of B?

A.Rs.1650 B.Rs.1750 C.Rs.1870 D.Rs.1550 E.None of these

13) Mano and Varthan started a business with an investment of Rs.3200 and Rs.4800
respectively. Mano invested for 40% of the year and Varthan invested for remaining
time. Find the profit ratio of Mano and Varthan at the end of one year?

A.3:5 B.5:6 C.2:5 D.1:3 E.None of these

14) A, B and C started a business with the investment is in the ratio of 4:7:9 and the
investment time period of A, B and C is 8 months, 9 months and 6 months respectively.
If the total profit is Rs.7450, what is the profit share of C?
A.Rs.2300 B.Rs.2100 C.Rs.2400 D.Rs.2700 E.None of these

15) Ajay and Vijay started a business with an investment of Rs. (1400 + x) and (1800 +
2x) respectively. After one year, Vijay received a profit of Rs. 3200 out of total profit of
Rs.5600. What is the initial investment of Ajay?

A.Rs. 1800 B.Rs. 1500 C.Rs. 2400 D.Rs. 3000 E.Rs. 3200

16) A and B started a business with the investment of Rs.4000 and Rs.8000 respectively
and after 4 months, C joined with the investment of Rs.6000. If the total profit at the end
of one year is Rs.4800, what is the profit share of C?

A.Rs.1000 B.Rs.1200 C.Rs.1400 D.Rs.1600 E.Rs.2000

17) P, Q and R started a business with the investment is in the ratio of 5: 3: 7. After 4
months, P invested 20 % more than the initial investment and R withdraw three- seventh
of its initial investment. Find the total profit at the end of the year, if the share of Q is
Rs. 13383?

A.Rs. 51323 B.Rs. 45865 C.Rs. 60967 D.Rs. 57631 E.None of these

18) A and B started a business with the investment of Rs.4000 and Rs.3000 respectively.
After 4 months, A added Rs.2500 with his initial investment and after 4 more months, B
added Rs.1000 with his initial investment. At the end of one year, the total profit is
Rs.5400.What is the profit share of B?

A.Rs.1800 B.Rs.2000 C.Rs.1500 D.Rs.2200 E.None of these

19) A and B started a business with the investment of Rs.6000 and Rs.8000 respectively.
After x months, A added Rs.2000 and B added Rs.1000 with their initial investment. At
the end of one year, total profit is Rs.4800 and A’s profit share is Rs.2200. Find the value
of x.

A.6 B.3 C.4 D.8 E.None of these

20) A, B and C started a business with the investment of Rs.2000, Rs.4800 and Rs.3200
respectively. After 6 months, A added Rs.2x with his initial investment and C added
Rs.x with his initial investment. At the end of one year, the total profit share is Rs.2150
and the profit share of A is Rs.500. Find the value of x.

A.1000 B.800 C.1500 D.500 E.2000

 KEY

1) A 2) D 3) A 4) D 5) B 6) A 7) D 8) C 9) E 10) C

11) B 12) A 13) E 14) D 15) B 16) B 17) C 18) B 19) C 20) D