Quantitative — Compound Partnership Yields
Question
Three partners A, B and C entered into a business. A invested one-third of the capital for one-third duration. B invested one-fourth of the capital for one-fourth duration. C invested the remaining capital for the whole duration. Out of a profit of 17,000, how much profit will C get? [cite: 4867, 4868, 4869, 4870, 4919, 4920, 4921, 4926]
Options
12,000
10,000
12,500
10,750
Explanation
Profit distribution in a partnership follows the product of the capital invested multiplied by the duration of the investment (P_A : P_B : P_C = C_A T_A : C_B T_B : C_C T_C).
Profit for C = 17000 × 60/85 = 200 × 60 = 12,000
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2026
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q58
Section
Quantitative Aptitude
Sub-topic
Ratio & Proportion
Type
Arithmetic Problem
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Partnership structures — capital-time product scaling
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