Partnership
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:4. If B's investment is $2800, what is A's investment?
A.
$2100
B.
$2400
C.
$3000
D.
$3200
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Solution
Let A's investment be 3x and B's be 4x. 4x = 2800, so x = 700. A's investment = 3x = 3 * 700 = $2100.
Correct Answer: B — $2400
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:5. If the total profit is $40,000, how much does A receive?
A.
$15,000
B.
$18,000
C.
$20,000
D.
$25,000
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Solution
Total parts = 3 + 5 = 8. A's share = 3/8 * 40000 = $15,000.
Correct Answer: B — $18,000
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 4:5. If A's profit is $8,000, what is B's profit?
A.
$6,000
B.
$10,000
C.
$9,000
D.
$12,000
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Solution
Profit ratio = 4:5. If A's profit is $8,000, then B's profit = (5/4) * 8000 = $10,000.
Correct Answer: B — $10,000
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 4:5. If the total profit is $45,000, how much does A receive?
A.
$20,000
B.
$18,000
C.
$15,000
D.
$25,000
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Solution
Total parts = 4 + 5 = 9. A's share = 4/9 * 45000 = $20,000.
Correct Answer: B — $18,000
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 4:6. If A's profit is $2,400, what is the total profit?
A.
$4,800
B.
$6,000
C.
$8,000
D.
$9,600
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Solution
Profit ratio = 4:6 = 2:3. If A's share is $2400, total profit = (2400 * 5) / 2 = $6,000.
Correct Answer: A — $4,800
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 5:7. If B's investment is $14,000, what is A's investment?
A.
$10,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$15,000
D.
$16,000
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Solution
If B's investment is 7 parts = $14,000, then 1 part = $14,000/7 = $2,000. A's investment = 5 parts = 5 * $2,000 = $10,000.
Correct Answer: B — $12,000
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 5:7. If the total profit is $24,000, how much profit does B receive?
A.
$10,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$14,000
D.
$16,000
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Solution
Total parts = 5 + 7 = 12. B's share = (7/12) * 24000 = $14,000.
Correct Answer: B — $12,000
Q. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 5:7. If the total profit is $24,000, how much does A receive?
A.
$10,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$14,000
D.
$16,000
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Solution
Total parts = 5 + 7 = 12. A's share = 5/12 * 24000 = $10,000.
Correct Answer: B — $12,000
Q. A and B invest in a business with A investing $12,000 and B investing $18,000. If the total profit is $30,000, how much does A receive?
A.
$12,000
B.
$10,000
C.
$8,000
D.
$15,000
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Solution
Total investment = 12000 + 18000 = 30000. A's share = (12000/30000) * 30000 = $12,000.
Correct Answer: B — $10,000
Q. A and B invest in a business with A investing $25,000 and B investing $35,000. If the total profit is $50,000, how much does A receive?
A.
$20,000
B.
$15,000
C.
$18,000
D.
$25,000
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Solution
Total investment = 25000 + 35000 = 60000. A's share = (25000/60000) * 50000 = $20,000.
Correct Answer: A — $20,000
Q. A and B invest in a business with A investing $30,000 and B investing $45,000. If they make a profit of $15,000, how much does A get?
A.
$5,000
B.
$6,000
C.
$7,000
D.
$8,000
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Solution
The ratio of their investments is 30,000:45,000 = 2:3. A's share of profit = 2/5 * 15000 = $6,000.
Correct Answer: B — $6,000
Q. A and B invest in a business with A investing $40,000 and B investing $60,000. If they make a profit of $30,000, how much profit does B get?
A.
$12,000
B.
$15,000
C.
$18,000
D.
$20,000
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Solution
Total investment = $40,000 + $60,000 = $100,000. B's share = 60000/100000 * 30000 = $18,000.
Correct Answer: C — $18,000
Q. A and B invest in a business with amounts of $30,000 and $45,000 respectively. If they make a profit of $15,000, how much profit does A receive?
A.
$5,000
B.
$6,000
C.
$7,000
D.
$8,000
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Solution
The ratio of their investments is 30000:45000 = 2:3. A's share of the profit = 2/5 * 15000 = $6,000.
Correct Answer: B — $6,000
Q. A and B invest in a business with investments of $15,000 and $25,000 respectively. If the total profit is $20,000, how much does A receive?
A.
$6,000
B.
$8,000
C.
$10,000
D.
$12,000
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Solution
Investment ratio = 15000:25000 = 3:5. A's share of profit = (3/8) * 20000 = $7,500.
Correct Answer: B — $8,000
Q. A and B start a business with investments of $12,000 and $18,000 respectively. If they make a profit of $9,000, how much will A receive?
A.
$3,000
B.
$4,000
C.
$5,000
D.
$6,000
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Solution
The ratio of their investments is 12000:18000 = 2:3. A's share of the profit = 2/5 * 9000 = $3,600.
Correct Answer: B — $4,000
Q. A and B start a business with investments of $12,000 and $18,000 respectively. If they make a profit of $9,000, how much profit does A get?
A.
$3,600
B.
$4,000
C.
$4,500
D.
$5,400
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Solution
Investment ratio = 12000:18000 = 2:3. A's share of profit = (2/5) * 9000 = $3,600.
Correct Answer: D — $5,400
Q. A and B started a business with investments of $10,000 and $15,000 respectively. What is the ratio of their profits after one year?
A.
2:3
B.
3:2
C.
5:3
D.
3:5
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Solution
The ratio of their investments is 10000:15000 = 2:3. Therefore, the profit ratio is also 2:3.
Correct Answer: A — 2:3
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business in the ratio 1:2:3. If the total profit is $60,000, how much does B receive?
A.
$10,000
B.
$20,000
C.
$30,000
D.
$40,000
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Solution
Total parts = 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. B's share = 2/6 * 60000 = $20,000.
Correct Answer: B — $20,000
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business in the ratio 1:2:3. If the total profit is $6000, how much does B receive?
A.
$1,000
B.
$2,000
C.
$3,000
D.
$4,000
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Solution
Total parts = 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. B's share = 2/6 * 6000 = $2,000.
Correct Answer: B — $2,000
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business in the ratio 2:3:5. If the total profit is $10,000, how much does C receive?
A.
$4,000
B.
$5,000
C.
$6,000
D.
$7,000
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Solution
Total parts = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10. C's share = (5/10) * 10000 = $5,000.
Correct Answer: B — $5,000
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business in the ratio 2:3:5. If the total profit is $40,000, how much does B receive?
A.
$10,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$15,000
D.
$18,000
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Solution
Total parts = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10. B's share = (3/10) * 40000 = $12,000.
Correct Answer: B — $12,000
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business in the ratio 3:4:5. If the total profit is $24,000, how much does C receive?
A.
$8,000
B.
$10,000
C.
$12,000
D.
$14,000
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Solution
Total parts = 3 + 4 + 5 = 12. C's share = (5/12) * 24000 = $10,000.
Correct Answer: C — $12,000
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business in the ratio 3:4:5. If the total profit is $2400, how much does C receive?
A.
$800
B.
$1000
C.
$1200
D.
$1400
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Solution
The total parts = 3 + 4 + 5 = 12. C's share = 5/12 * 2400 = $1000.
Correct Answer: C — $1200
Q. A, B, and C invest in a business with investments of $5000, $7000, and $8000 respectively. If the total profit is $6000, how much does B receive?
A.
$2000
B.
$2400
C.
$2800
D.
$3000
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Solution
Total investment = 5000 + 7000 + 8000 = 20000. B's share = (7000/20000) * 6000 = $2100.
Correct Answer: B — $2400
Q. C, D, and E invest in a business in the ratio 1:2:3. If the total profit is $12,000, how much does D receive?
A.
$2,000
B.
$4,000
C.
$6,000
D.
$8,000
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Solution
Total parts = 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. D's share = (2/6) * 12000 = $4,000.
Correct Answer: C — $6,000
Q. If A invests $15,000 and B invests $25,000 in a business, and they share the profit in the ratio of their investments, what will be B's share if the total profit is $20,000?
A.
$8,000
B.
$10,000
C.
$12,000
D.
$15,000
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Solution
Total investment = $15,000 + $25,000 = $40,000. B's share = 25000/40000 * 20000 = $12,500.
Correct Answer: B — $10,000
Q. If A invests $20,000 and B invests $30,000 in a business, and they earn a profit of $10,000, how much profit will A receive?
A.
$4,000
B.
$4,500
C.
$5,000
D.
$6,000
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Solution
Total investment = 20000 + 30000 = 50000. A's share = 20000/50000 = 2/5. Profit for A = (2/5) * 10000 = $4,000.
Correct Answer: C — $5,000
Q. If A invests $40,000 and B invests $60,000 in a business, and they earn a profit of $20,000, how much profit will B receive?
A.
$8,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$10,000
D.
$14,000
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Solution
Total investment = 40000 + 60000 = 100000. B's share = (60000/100000) * 20000 = $12,000.
Correct Answer: B — $12,000
Q. If A invests $40,000 and B invests $60,000 in a business, and they share the profit in the ratio of their investments, what will be A's share if the total profit is $30,000?
A.
$10,000
B.
$12,000
C.
$15,000
D.
$18,000
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Solution
Total investment = 40000 + 60000 = 100000. A's share = 40000/100000 * 30000 = $12,000.
Correct Answer: C — $15,000
Q. If A, B, and C invest $15,000, $25,000, and $10,000 respectively, what is the total profit if they earn $18,000?
A.
$7,200
B.
$6,000
C.
$8,000
D.
$9,000
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Solution
Total investment = 15000 + 25000 + 10000 = 50000. Profit share for C = (10000/50000) * 18000 = $3,600.
Correct Answer: D — $9,000
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