PEA215–Lecture#

PARTNERSHIP
What is Partnership?
Important Concepts

Ratio of Divisions of Gains:

Suppose A and B invest Rs. x and

Rs. y respectively for a year in a business, then at
the end of the year:

(A's share of profit) : (B's share of profit) = x : y

.
 Suppose A invests Rs. x for p months and B invests
Rs. y for q months then,

(A's share of profit) : (B's share of profit)= xp : yq

Example:
•A, B, C Started a business with capitals Rs.60,000,
Rs.50,000 and Rs.40,000 respectively. After 9 months C
left them. If profit after one year us Rs.14,000 then
profit of C is
A.Rs.5000
B.Rs.4000
C.Rs.6000
D.Rs.3000
Ans: D, Rs. 3000
Solution:
A invested for one year, B invested for one year and C
invested for only 9 months:
A B C
6 5 4
* * *
12 12 9
72 : 60 : 36
6 : 5 : 3
Hence proportion of C is 3 parts out of 14 parts.
Profit of C = 3/14 *14000
= Rs. 3000.
 Practice Questions
Q1. Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio
5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7
months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?

A. 5 : 7 : 8
B. 20 : 49 : 64
C. 38 : 28 : 21
D. None of these

Ans: B
Q2. A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7 months, B
puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C puts 15 oxen for 3 months
for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs. 175, how much
must C pay as his share of rent?

A.Rs. 45
B.Rs. 50
C.Rs. 55
D.Rs. 60

Ans: A, Rs. 45
Q3. A invests Rs.4.000 for 6 months, B invests Rs.6000 for 8
months and C invests Rs.9000 for 4 months in a business. If
profit is Rs.1800 then what is the share of B?
A.Rs.600
B.Rs.900
C.Rs.800
D.Rs.1000

Ans: C, Rs 800
Q4. Jayant opened a shop investing Rs.30,000. Madhu
joined him 2 months later, investing Rs.45,000. They
earned a profit of Rs.54,000 after completion of one
year. What will be Madhu's share of profit?

A.Rs.27,000
B.Rs.24,000
C.Rs.30,000
D.Rs.36,000
Ans:C, Rs. 30,000
Q5. In a business Ram invests Rs.60,000. After 6
months his uncle invests Rs.40,000. After one year they
got a profit of Rs.12,000. Then uncle gets his share as

A.Rs.2500
B.Rs.2000
C.Rs.1000
D.Rs.3000

Ans: D, Rs. 3000

Q6. How should a profit of Rs.9000 be divided into two
partners, if one of them contributed Rs.24000 for 5
months and other 10,000 for 6 months? (in Rupees)

A.1000, 5000
B.2000, 3000
C.6000, 3000
D.2000, 4000

Ans: C, 6000, 3000

Q7. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the
total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total
profit is:

A.Rs. 1425
B.Rs. 1500
C.Rs. 1537.50
D.Rs. 1576

Ans: B, Rs. 1500

 Q8. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A
subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more
than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:

A.Rs. 8400
B.Rs. 11,900
C.Rs. 13,600
D.Rs. 14,700

Ans: D, Rs. 14,700

Q9. A, B, C invested the capitals in a business. If A
invested Rs.10,000 more than B and C invested Rs.20,000
more than A, then how should a profit of Rs.14,000 be
divided among A, B and C?
Given: Capital of B is Rs.10,000.

A.2000, 1000, 3000

B.1000, 3000, 4000
C.3000, 2000, 5000
D.4000, 2000, 8000

Ans: D, 4000, 2000, 8000

Q10. Ram and Krishna entered into a
partnership with Rs 50,000 and Rs 60,000, after
4 months Ram invested Rs 25,000 more while
Krishna withdrew Rs 20,000. Find the share of
Ram in the annual profit of Rs 289,000.
A. Rs. 140,000
B. Rs. 110,000
C. Rs. 150,000
D. Rs. 170,000
Ans: D, Rs. 1,70,000
Q11. A started a business with Rs.50,000. After 6
months A wants to close his business and he withdraws
but B joins & continues it for another 6 months with
capital of Rs.40,000. If profit after one year is Rs.9000
then share of A is

A.Rs.9000
B.Rs.8000
C.Rs.6000
D.Rs.5000

Ans: D, Rs. 5000

Q12. Ramesh, Suresh and Mahesh enter into a partnership by
making investments in the ratio 3:5:7. After one year Mahesh
invests Rs. 337600 while Ramesh withdraws Rs.45600. The
ratio of investments then changes to 24:59:167. How much did
Ramesh invest initially?

A. Rs. 35,000
B. Rs. 41,600
C. Rs. 1,00,000
D. Rs. 1,41,600
Ans: D, Rs, 1,41,600
Q13. Three families share a bungalow paying a total rent of
Rs. 18000. The first family comprising six members uses the
bungalow for 4 months, second family of eight members for
one year and third family of 12 members for 6 months only.
How much rent should the second family pay?

A.Rs. 9000
B.Rs. 6000
C.Rs. 12000
D.Rs. 10500
Q14. Priyan and Dilip entered into a partnership
investing Rs. 32000 and Rs. 24000 respectively. After 3
months, Priyan withdrew Rs. 10000 while Dilip
invested Rs. 10000 more. After 3 more months Jagan
joins the business with a capital of Rs. 42000. The share
of Dilip exceeds that of Jagan, out of a total profit of Rs.
52800 after one year.

A.7200
B.6400
C.1600
D.None of these