IBPS SO Prelims Exam Model Paper 2

Given:
A, B and C invest capital in the ratio of 5 : 2 : 1.
A gets 20% of the total profit as his salary.
The profit share of B at the end of the year is Rs. 2000.
Concept Used:
P1 : P2 = I1T1 : I2T2
Here, P = Profit, I = Investment, T = Time
Calculation:
Let the total profit be x.
A's profit as his salary =

20

100

× x =

x

5

The remaining profit = x -

x

5

= (

4

5

)x
The profit share of B at the end of the year is Rs. 2000.
⇒ (

4

5

)x ×

2

8

= 2000
⇒ x = 10000
The profit share of A's =

4

5

× 10000 ×

5

8

= 5000
Then, A's profit as his salary =

10000

5

= 2000
Total profit of A = 2000 + 5000 = 7000
∴ Total profit of A is Rs. 7000.