P and Q started a business whose annual profit is 50000. Q being working partner received 20% profit as salary. If the entire profit were divided in the ratio of the ratio of their investment, P would have received 8000 more. Find actual profit share.

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Rizvan Deshmukh · Answer

50000*P/ (P+Q) -40000 * P/ (P+Q) = 80000solving this we get p/q as 4/1 . Thus the shares are 32000 and 18000.

P and Q started a business whose annual profit is 50000. Q being working partner received 20% profit as salary. If the entire profit were divided in the ratio of the ratio of their investment, P would have received 8000 more. Find actual profit share.

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