Stocks and Shares Questions

• Find the income derived form 44 shares of Rs. 25 each at 5 premium (brokerage 1/4 per share ), the rate of dividend being 5%. Also find the rate of interest in the investment?
• A company declared an annual dividend of 10%. Find out the annual dividend received by Anu owning 4000 shares of the company having a face value of $ 100 each.
• Jatin invested $ 27260 in buying $ 100 shares of a company at $ 116 each. If the company paid 16% dividend at the end of the year, find his income from the dividend.
• Find the income on 12% stock of $ 60000 purchased at $ 110.
• Find out the investment required to get an income of $ 1938 from 91/2% stock at 90 (Brokerage 1%).
• A company has issued 10000 preferred shares and 50000 common shares both of par value $ 100 each. The dividend on a preferred share and a common share is 12% and 17.6%, respectively. The company had a total profit of $ 15 Millions, out of which some amount was kept in reserve fund and the remaining distributed as dividend. Find out the amount kept in reserve fund.
• 12500 shares, of par value $ 20 each, are purchased from Ram by Mohan at a price of $ 25 each. Find out the amount required to purchase the shares. If Mohan further sells the shares at a premium of $ 11 each, then find out his gain in the transaction.
• Find the income by investing $ 81000 in 9% stock at 135.
• What investment will be required to purchase $ 90000 of 8% stock at 110?
• The shares of a company of par value $ 10 each, are available at 20% premium. Find out the amount paid by the buyer who wants to buy 2500 shares. What would be the gain of the buyer if he sells those shares at the rate of $ 20 per share?
• Mac buys 200 shares of par value $ 10 each, of a company, which pays an annual dividend of 8% at such a price that he gets 10% on his investment. Find the market value of share.
• Find out the annual dividend received by Sunil for his 200 preferred shares and 1000 common shares, both of par value $ 100 each if the dividend declared on a preferred share is 10% per annum and an annual dividend of 12 1/ 2% on the common shares.
• A company issued 50000 shares of par value $ 10 each. If the total dividend declared by the company is $ 62500, then find out the rate of dividend paid by the company.
• A medicine company issued 125000 shares of par value $ 20 each. If the total dividend declared by the company is $ 375000, find out the rate of dividend paid by the company.
• The capital of a company is made up of 50000 preferred shares with dividend of 20% and 20000 common shares, the par value of each type of share being $ 10. The company had a total profit of $ 180000 out of which $ 30000 were kept in reserve fund and the remaining distributed to shareholders. Find out the dividend percent to the common shareholders.
• Find the income on 71/2% stock of $ 20000 purchased at $ 120.
• A company issued 50000 shares of par value $ 100 each. If the total dividend declared by the company is $ 125000, out of which `50000 have been kept in reserve fund and the remaining is distributed as dividend, find out the rate of dividend paid by the company.
• Find the income by investing $ 81000 in 9% stock at 135.
• Shyam purchased 12000 shares of a company, of par value $ 10 each, paying an annual dividend of 15% at such a price that she gets 10% on her investment. Find the market value of a share.
• A man sells 5000 common shares of Company X (each of par value $ 10), which pays a dividend of 20%, at $30 per share. He invests the sale proceeds in ordinary shares of Company Y(each of par value $25) that pays a dividend of 15%. If the market value of a share of Company Y is $40, find out the number of shares of Company Y purchased by the man.