A man invested Rs. 760 in a stock at 95 to obtain an income of Rs. 72. The dividend from the stock i

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08 Jun 2017 Stocks and Share

A man invested Rs. 760 in a stock at 95 to obtain an income of Rs. 72. The dividend from the stock is:

OPtion

1) 8.5%
2) 9.9%
3) 8.75%
4) 9.25%
5) 8.50%
6) 8.25%
7) 9.75%
8) 9.50%
9) 8.0%
10) None of these

Solution

By investing Rs. 760, income = Rs. 72
By investing Rs. 95, income = (72/760)*95 = 9

Dividend = 9%

Correct Option: 10 Best Solution (9)

ganesh chemanchula   7 years AGO

for 760 the income is 72
then for 95, income will be..?
income=(95*72)/760=9
So option 10. None of these

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vishal   7 years AGO

By investing Rs. 760, income = Rs. 72.

By investing Rs. 95, income = Rs. (72/760) x 95= Rs. 9.

Dividend = 9%
therefore the option is (10) .

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Mukund Manohar   7 years AGO

By investing Rs 760,income = Rs 72
By investing Rs 95, income = Rs (72/760)*95 = Rs 6840/760 = Rs 9
So, Dividend = 9%

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jyothi chhabria   7 years AGO

by investing 760 income is 72
by investing rs 95 income is 72/760 ×95
=9%

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Amarnath Kumar Upadhyay   7 years AGO

by investing rs 760 mans income is 72
so by investing rs 1 income will be 72/760
so in rs 95 income is (72/760)*95 =rs 9
so dividend =9%

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Gokul Krishnan   7 years AGO

By investing Rs.760, income is Rs.72
hence
by investing Rs.95,income is =(95*72)/760=9

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VAIBHAV SRIVASTAVA   7 years AGO

By investing Rs.760,income=72
So,by investing Rs.95,income={ (72/760)*95 } =9
therefore dividend from the stock=9%.
and since there is no option whose value is 9%.
so the option will be option number 10. i.e. None of these

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G.S.Kantharao   7 years AGO

Dividend = 72/(760/95)=9
Hence my choice is 10.

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sudhir saurav   7 years AGO

By investing rs 760,income=72rs
By investing rs 95,income=(72/760)*95
=9rs
Dividend=9%

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