Multiple choice

Directions : Select the correct alternative from the given choices. Ten partners, six male partners and four female partners, started a company. Each male partner has an equal share of investment and each female partner has exactly thrice the share of investment as that of any of the male partners. From the profit made in every financial year, each female partner first gets 10% interest on her investment and the remaining profit is then divided among all the ten partners, in the ratio of their respective investments. If last year, the company made a 35% profit on the sales, what is the ratio of the net share of profit of any of the female partners to that of any of the male partners?

  1. 9:2

  2. 63:10

  3. 6:1

  4. Cannot be determined
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The profit distribution depends on the total investment amount, which is not provided. While we know the ratio of individual investments, the absolute values are unknown, making it impossible to calculate the net share ratio.

AI explanation

Let each male partner's investment be M and each female partner's investment be 3M, making the total investment 6M + 12M equal to 18M. The total interest for the four female partners is 10% of their combined 12M investment, which is 1.2M; this interest is distributed as 0.3M to each female partner. The remaining profit is distributed according to investment ratios, meaning each female gets an additional (3M/18M) share and each male gets an (M/18M) share. Because the problem only specifies that the total profit is 35% of sales without providing absolute values for the sales or the investment, the actual monetary value of the remaining profit cannot be determined, making it impossible to find the final numerical ratio of their net shares.

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