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QUESTIONS ON SHARES AND

STOCKS FOR APTITUDE TESTS

by :
DR. T.K. JAIN
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WHAT IS THE COST OF 100
SHARES AT 4% DISCOUNT
AND BROKERAGE IS .25% ?

100 -4 = 96
ADD .25% DISCOUNT
= 100 * 96 +.25%
=9624 ANSWER

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By investing Rs. 1200 at a 5.5% stock, a
person earns Rs. 77. What was the market
price of the stock ?

77 * 100/5.5 = 1400
1400 is the face value, the market price is :
1200/1400 * 100 = 85.71 or 86 approx.
Answer

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By investing Rs 2000 at a 10% stock, a
person earns Rs. 150. What was the market
price per share?

150 * 100/10 = 1500


the face value is 1500
market price is : 2000/1500 * 100
= 133.33 for face value of 100 answer

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What return can a person expect
by investing at 96 in 9% stock ?

9/96 * 100
=9.38% answer

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A person invests partly in 3% stock at 96 and
partly in 4% stock at 120. to get equal
dividend, he must invest in what ratio ?

Options :
16:15 3:4 4:5 3:5
Suppose we invest 9600 in first case, we get
300. we will get 300 from secon option by
investing : 120/4 * 300 = 9000
ratio is : 9600: 9000 or 16:15 answer
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A person earned Rs. 100 by investing in a
stock at 120. The stock gives 25% return.
How much did the person invest ?

Person earns 25 by investing 120, so he must


invest 480 to earn 100.
answer

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Put these stocks in descending order (best first) :
5% at 80, 12% at 96, 22% at 120 and 30% at 150

Compare two at a time. Simply do cross


multiplication to find the stock with more
returns Multiply 80 to 12 and 5 to 96, we
know that 12% at 96 gives more returns.
Similarly compare other values. Alternatively,
take LCM of 80, 96, 120 and 150 and assume
that that money is invested in each case, what
return do you get ?
Answer = put these in reverse order.
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Which is better : 24% at 120 and 30% at 150

They are equal


let us invest 1800 in each. In the first case we
get : 15 shares, we get 15*24 = 360
in the second case we get : 1800/150 = 12
stocks. We get (12*30) = 360
thus in both these cases, we get same return
answer
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Ankit invested in 20% stock at 120. Vipin
wants to invest in equally good 33% stocks.
What should be the market price of the shares
where Vipin should invest ?

It will be in the same ratio.


= 198 answer

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