This set of Aptitude Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Stocks and Shares – Set 3”.
1. The selling price of 2 shares is equal to the face value of 6 shares. Find the profit or loss percentage.
a) 200% loss
b) 200% profit
c) 400% loss
d) 400% profit
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Explanation: Let the selling price of 1 share be 3 rupees.
The selling price of 2 shares = 6 rupees
The face value of 6 shares = 6 / 6 = 1 rupees
The face value is more than the selling price.
The profit = 3 – 1 = 2
The profit percentage = 3 / 1 * 100 = 200%
2. The face value of a share is 50% of its market value and the selling price of the share is 200% of its market value. Find the profit percentage.
a) 300% profit
b) 400% profit
c) 350% profit
d) 450% profit
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Explanation: Let the face value be 100.
The market value = 100 / 50 * 100 = 200
The selling price = 200 / 100 * 200 = 400
The profit = 400 – 100 = 300
The profit percentage = 300 / 100 * 100 = 300% profit.
3. The face value of a share is 40 rupees. And the profit on selling the share is 40%. If the face value of the share is increased to 50 rupees, find the new profit percentage.
a) 10%
b) 12%
c) 15%
d) 18%
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Explanation: The initial profit = 40% of 40 = 16 rupees
The initial selling price = profit + face value = 16 + 40 = 56 rupees
The changed face value = 50 rupees
The new profit = 56 – 50 = 6 rupees
The profit percentage = 6 / 50 * 100 = 12% profit.
4. The profit on selling 7 shares = 490 rupees. If the profit is 20% of the market value and the market value is 250% of the face value, find the face value of 1 share.
a) 25 rupees
b) 28 rupees
c) 30 rupees
d) 32 rupees
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Explanation: The profit = 20% of the market value = 70 rupees per share
The market value = 70 / 20 * 100 = 350 rupees
The face value:
The market value of shares = 250% of the face value
The face value of 1 share = 70 / 250 * 100 = 28 rupees.
5. The face value of a share is changed from 320 rupees to 400 rupees. If the selling price of the share remained constant to 25% of the market value and the market value is 200% of the face value, find the change in the profit.
a) 10 rupees
b) 25 rupees
c) 40 rupees
d) 75 rupees
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Explanation: The initial face value = 320 rupees
The initial market value = 200% of 320 = 640 rupees
The initial profit = 25% of the market value = 160
The changed face value = 400 rupees
The changed market value = 200% of 400 = 800 rupees
The changed profit = 25% of the market value = 25% of 800 = 200 rupees
The difference between the profits = 200 – 160 = 40 rupees.
6. The face value of a share is revalued from 25 per share to 120 for 2 shares. If the profit is 90% of the market value and market value is 195% of the face value, find the change in profits.
a) 60.375 rupees
b) 60.875 rupees
c) 61.425 rupees
d) 61.455 rupees
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Explanation: The initial face value = 25 rupees for 1 share
The initial market value = 195% of 25 = 48.75
The initial profit = 90% of 48.75 = 43.875 rupees
The revalued face value = 120rupees for 2 = 60 rupees per share
The revalued market value = 195% of 60 = 117
The revalued profit = 90% of the market value = 90% of 117 = 105.3 rupees
The change in the profits = 105.3 – 43.875 = 61.425 rupees.
7. The market value of a share is 25% of its face value and the face value of the share is 20% of its selling price. If the profit on selling the share is 100 rupees, find the market value of the share.
a) 625 rupees
b) 62.5 rupees
c) 6.25 rupees
d) 150 rupees
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Explanation: The profit on selling the share is 100 rupees.
The face value of the share is 20% of its selling price.
The profit percentage = 80 / 20 * 100 = 400% profit
400% profit = 100 rupees
The face value is 100 / 400 * 100 = 25 rupees
The market value is 25% of the face value = 25% of 25 = 6.25 rupees.
8. The face value of a share is 50% of the market value and the market value is 50% of the selling price. If the face value is 250 rupees, find the selling price.
a) 1000 rupees
b) 1250 rupees
c) 1500 rupees
d) 2000 rupees
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Explanation: The face value is 50% of the market value.
50% of the market value is 250.
100% of the market value = 250 / 50 * 100 = 500 rupees
The market value is 50% of the selling price
500 is 50% of the selling price
The selling price = 500 / 50 * 100 = 1000 rupees.
9. The selling price of a share is 100% more than the market value and market value is 200% more than the face value. Find the profit percentage.
a) 500%
b) 750%
c) 1000%
d) 1250%
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Explanation: Let the face value be 100 rupees.
The market value is 200% more than the face value = 100 + 20% of 100 = 100 + 200 = 300 rupees
The selling price is 100% more than the market value = 300 + 100% of 300 = 300 + 300 = 600 rupees
The profit = 600 – 100 = 500 rupees
The profit percentage = 500 / 100 * 100 = 500%
10. The selling price of a share is 75% of the market value and the market value is 25% of the face value. Find the loss percentage.
a) 81.5%
b) 80.5%
c) 80.25%
d) 81.25%
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Explanation: Let the face value be 100 rupees.
The market value = 25% of the face value = 25% of 100 = 25 rupees
The selling price is 75% of the market value = 75% of 25 = 18.75 rupees
The loss = 100 – 18.75 = 81.25 rupees = 81.25 / 100 * 100 = 81.25% loss.
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