Grade – X

Shares and Dividend

1. Calculate the percentage income in the following investments, ₹7,225 paying 12% when a ₹100 share is
available at 15% discount.
2. Rani has 500 shares of ₹125 each of a company paying 12% dividend. Find her net income after paying
5% income tax. (Ans: ₹7125)
3. Mahesh bought 600 shares of ₹50 each of ‘Excel Computers’. He sold one-third of them when they were
at a premium of ₹20 and the remaining when they were at a discount of ₹5. Find his gain or loss in the
transaction. (Ans: Gain of ₹2000)
4. Divya invested ₹50,000 in buying shares of ₹125 each of ‘Hitech Technologies’. She sold half of them
when they were at a premium of 24% and the remaining half when they were at a discount of 20%. Find her
gain or loss in the transaction. (Ans: Gain of ₹1000)
5. Ashutosh invested ₹58,500 in buying shares of ₹150 each of ‘Van Chemicals’, when it was available in the
market at a premium of 30%. He sells one-third of them at a market rate of ₹215, one-third of them at a
market rate of ₹195 and the rest at ₹175. Find his loss or gain from the transaction. (Ans: No loss, no gain)
6. Saurav invested 10%, 30% and 40% of his savings in buying shares of 3 different companies, A, B and C,
which declared dividends of 12%, 15% and 16%, respectively. If Saurav’s total income from dividends is
₹3,025, find his savings and the amount invested in each company. (Ans: Savings: ₹25,000 Invested: A ₹
2,500; B ₹7,500 C ₹10,000)
7. Akanksha invested 15%, 25% and 35% of her savings in buying shares of ‘Infosys’, ‘Wipro’ and ‘Reliance’,
which declared dividends of 16%, 18% and 20%, respectively. If her total income from dividends is ₹52,125,
find her savings and the amount invested in each company. (Ans: Savings: ₹ 3,75,000, Investment: Infosys:
₹ 56,250, Wipro ₹93,750 and Reliance ₹1,31,250)
8. Tarun invested ₹24,000 and ₹30,000 in buying ₹100 at par shares of ‘Vam Organics’ and ‘Hero Honda’
which later declared dividends of 12% and 15%, respectively. After collecting the dividends, Tarun sold the
shares as their prices had fallen by ₹5 and ₹10, respectively. Find Tarun’s earnings from the above
transactions. (Ans: ₹3180)
9. Bhavana invested ₹20,000 and ₹25,000 in buying shares of ‘Bharati Telecom’ and ‘Satyam Infoways’
which later declared dividends of 10% and 12.5%, respectively. After collecting the dividends, Bhavana sells
all her shares at a loss of 4% and 5%, respectively, on her investments. Find her total earnings. (Ans: ₹3075)
10. Karan buys 125 shares of ₹100 each of ‘Reliance Technologies Ltd.’, which pays a dividend of 6%. He
buys them at such a price that he gets 4% of his money. At what price did Karan buy the share? (Ans: 150
shares)
11.The sum invested to purchase 15 shares of a company of nominal value ₹75 available at a discount
of 20% is: (a) ₹60 (b) ₹90 (c) ₹1350 (d) ₹900
12. 1. Shares of company A, paying 12%, ₹100 shares are at ₹80.
2. Shares of company B, paying 12%, ₹100 shares at ₹100.
3. Shares of company C, paying 12%, ₹100 shares are at ₹120.
Shares of which company are at premium?
(a) Company A (b) Company B (c) Company C (d) Company A and C
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Shares and Dividend
Practice worksheet

13. Shailja invests ₹9620 on ₹100 shares at ₹80. If the company pays her 18% dividend then her total
dividend is : (a) 2420 (b) 2200 (c) 2120 (d) 2160
14. Rahman invests ₹8400 on ₹100 shares at ₹70 if the company pays him 10% dividend then numbers of
shares he buys is: (a) 120 (b) 108 (c) 125 (d) 132
15. Rishi invests ₹61,600 in buying shares of nominal value ₹80 at 10% premium. The dividend on shares is
15% per annum then no. of shares he buys:
(a) 600 (b) 650 (c) 750 (d) 700
16. Mr. Prakash invested ₹52,000 on ₹100 shares at a discount of ₹20 paying 8% dividend. At the end of
year, he sells the shares at a premium of ₹20. Find:
(i) the annual dividend. (ii) the profit earned including his dividend.
(Ans: i: ₹5200, ii. ₹31200)
17. Amit sold some ₹20 shares paying 8% dividend at ₹18 and invested the proceeds in ₹10 shares paying
12% dividend at 50% premium. If the change in his annual income is ₹360, find the number of shares sold by
Mr Amit. (ans: 2250 shares)
18. Mr. Lohia invests ₹26680 in buying ₹50 shares at a discount of 8%. He sells shares worth ₹15000 at a
premium of 6% and the rest at a discount of 10%. Find his total gain or loss from the transaction. (Ans: Gain
of ₹1520)
19. Rajat invests ₹90,000 in 8%, ₹100 shares at ₹120. He sells the shares, when the price rises to ₹150 and
invests the proceeds in 12% ₹100 shares at ₹125. Calculate
(i) the sale proceeds. (ii) the number of `125 shares, he buys.
(iii) the change in his annual income from dividend. (Ans: i. 112500 ii. 900 iii. 4800)
20. Suresh has a choice to invest in shares of two companies A and B. ₹100 shares of company A are
available at 10% premium and it pays 8% dividend whereas ₹50 shares of company B are available at 12%
discount and it pays 7% dividend. If he invests equally in both the companies and the sum of his annual
incomes from them is ₹1340, find how much, in all, does he invest? (Ans: ₹8800 + ₹8800)
21. A man invests ₹13500 partly in 6% ₹100 shares at ₹140 and partly in 5% ₹100 shares at ₹125. If his
total income is ₹560, how much has he invested in each. (Ans: ₹7000 and ₹6500)
22. Amit and Richa invest ₹12000 each in buying shares of two companies. Amit buys 15% ₹100 shares at a
discount of ₹20, while Richa buys ₹25 shares at a premium of 20%. If both receive equal dividends at the
end of the year, find the rate percent of the dividend declared by Richa’s company. (Ans: 22.5%)