A, B and C enter into a partnership with a capital in which A's contribution…
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A, B and C enter into a partnership with a capital in which A's contribution is Rs. 10,000. If out of a total profit of Rs. 1000, A gets Rs. 500 and B gets Rs. 300, then C's capital is:
Answer: A. Rs. 4000 — In a partnership, when all partners' capitals are invested for the same time period, the ratio in which they share profit is exactly the ratio of their…
- A.
Rs. 4000
- B.
Rs. 5000
- C.
Rs. 6000
- D.
Rs. 7000
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Correct answer: A
In a partnership, when all partners' capitals are invested for the same time period, the ratio in which they share profit is exactly the ratio of their capitals. So once the profit-sharing ratio is known, every partner's capital can be found by scaling that ratio against any one partner's known capital.
Total profit is Rs. 1000. A gets Rs. 500 and B gets Rs. 300.
C's share of profit = 1000 - (500 + 300) = Rs. 200.
The profit-sharing ratio A : B : C = 500 : 300 : 200 = 5 : 3 : 2.
Since capital is proportional to profit share, A's capital of Rs. 10,000 corresponds to ratio part 5.
Value of one ratio part = 10,000 / 5 = Rs. 2,000.
C's capital corresponds to ratio part 2, so C's capital = 2 x 2,000 = Rs. 4,000.
Cross-check: total capital = (5 + 3 + 2) x 2,000 = Rs. 20,000, giving A : B : C capitals as 10,000 : 6,000 : 4,000 -- a ratio of 5 : 3 : 2, matching the profit ratio and confirming C's capital is Rs. 4,000.