Vijay starts a business with Rs. 15500 and was joined afterwards by Bhuppi with Rs. 12000. When Bhup

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10 Dec 2020 Business

Vijay starts a business with Rs. 15500 and was joined afterwards by Bhuppi with Rs. 12000. When Bhuppi did joins if the profits at the end of the year were divided in the ratio 4:1?

OPtion

1) 4.2 months
2) 2.55 month
3) 3.56 month
4) 4.36 month
5) 5.62 month
6) 3.87 month
7) 2.98 month
8) 3.64 month
9) 4.25 month
10) None of the above

Solution

Let B joined the business for M months,
15500 x 12/ 12000 x M = 4/1,
12000 x M x 4 = 15500 x 12 x 1,
480M = 1860,
M = 1860/480 = 3.87 month

Correct Option: 6 Best Solution (3)