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Exercise - 4

Q. 1. Aruna owns 560 shares of a company. The face value of each share is Rs. 25. The company declares a dividend of 9%. Calculate (i) The dividend Aruna would receive and (ii) The rate of interest, on her investment, considering that she bought these shares @ Rs. 30 per share in the market.

Q. 2. By investing Rs. 7500 in a company paying 10% dividend, an income of Rs. 500 is received. What price is paid for each Rs.100 share?

Q. 3. Mukul invests Rs. 9000 in a company paying a dividend of 6% per annum. When a face value Rs. 100 stands at Rs. 150. What is his annual income? He sells 50% of his shares when the price rises to Rs. 200. What is his gain on this transaction?

Q. 4. A person holds 2,000 shares of a company that have a face value of Rs. 100 each. The company pays a 25% dividend annually. Calculate (i) The annual dividend (ii) The percentage return (Correct to nearest integer) if the shares were bought at a 40% premium.

Q. 5. A company with 10,000 shares of nominal value Rs. 100 declares an annual dividend of 8% to the share holders:

1. Calculate the total amount of dividend paid by the company.
2. Ramesh had bought 90 shares of the company at Rs. 150 per share. Calculate the dividend he receives and the percentage return on his investment.

Q. 6. What sum should a person invest in Rs. 25 shares, selling at Rs. 36, to obtain an income of Rs. 720, if the dividend declared is 12%. Also find (i) the no. of shares bought by the person. (ii) The percentage return on his investment.

Q. 7. A person invested Rs. 8,000 and Rs. 10,000 in buying shares of two companies which later on declared dividends of 12% and 8% respectively. He collects the dividends and sells out all his shares at a loss of 2% and 3% respectively on his investment. Find his total earning from the above transaction.

Q. 8. A man invests a sum of money in Rs.100 shares paying 15% dividend quoted at 20% premium. If his dividend is Rs. 540, Calculate:

1. His total investment
2. The rate of return on his investment.

Q. 9. A lady holds 1,800 ; Rs.100 shares of a company that pays 15% dividend annually. Calculate her annual dividend. If she had bought these shares at 40% premium, what percentage return would she get on her investment? Given your answer to the nearest integer.

Q. 10. A company with 10,000 shares of Rs.100 each, declares an annual dividend of 5%;

1. What is the total amount of dividend paid by the company?
2. What would be the annual income of a man, who has 72 shares, in the company?
3. If he received only 4% on his investment, find the price he paid for each share?

Q. 11. Mr. Sharma has 60 shares of nominal value Rs.100 and he decides to sell them when they are at premium of 60%. He invests the proceeds in shares of nominal value of Rs.50, quoted at 4% discount, paying 18% dividend annually. Calculate

1. The sale proceeds.
2. The number of shares he buys
3. His annual dividend from these shares.

Q. 12. A man invests Rs.11,200 in a company paying 6% premium when its Rs.100 shares can be bought for Rs.140. Find

1. His annual dividend
2. Percentage income on his investment.

Q. 13. A man bought 1,000 shares each of face value Rs. 5 at Rs.7 per share. At the end of the year, the company from which he bought the shares declared a dividend of 8%. Calculate

1. The amount of money invested by the man
2. The percentage return on his outlay correct to one decimal place.

Q. 14. A owns 500 shares of Rs. 10 each. Find A’s income, if 14% dividend is declared on these shares in a certain year.

Q. 15. A man bought 360 ten – rupees shares paying 12% premium. He sold them when the price rose to Rs.21 and invested the proceeds in five – rupees shares paying 4.5% per annum at Rs.3.5 per share. Find the annual change in his income.

Q. 16. A person invests Rs.4,368 and buys certain hundred rupee shares at Rs. 91. He sells out shares worth Rs. 2,400 when they have risen to Rs.95 and the remainder when they have fallen to Rs.85. Find the gain or loss on the total transaction.

Q. 17. A man invests Rs. 2,688 in buying shares of nominal values Rs. 24 and selling at 12% premium. The dividend on the shares is 15% per annum.

1. Calculate the number of shares he buys
2. Calculate the dividend he receives annually.