ICSE Class 10th Mathematics Chapter 3 - Shares and Dividends Important Questions with Answers

A man has 300, Rs. 50 shares of a company paying 20% dividend. Find his net income after paying 3% income tax.

A company pays a dividend of 15% on its ten-rupee shares from which it deducts income tax at the rate of 22%. Find the annual income of a man who owns one thousand shares of this company.

A man invests Rs. 8,800 in buying shares of a company of face value of rupees hundred each at a premium of 10%. If he earns Rs. 1,200 at the end of year as dividend, find:

1. the number of shares he has in the company.
2. the dividend percent per share.

A man invests Rs. 1,680 in buying shares of nominal value Rs. 24 and selling at 12% premium. The dividend on the shares is 15% per annum. Calculate:

1. the number of shares he buys;
2. the dividend he receives annually.

By investing Rs. 7,500 in a company paying 10 percent dividend, an annual income of Rs. 500 is received. What price is paid for each of Rs. 100 share?

A man buys 75, Rs. 100 shares of a company which pays 9 per cent dividend. He buys shares at such a price that he gets 12 per cent of his money. At what price did he buy the shares?

By purchasing Rs. 25 shares for Rs. 40 each, a man gets a 4 percent profit on his investment. What rate percent is the company paying? What is his dividend if he buys 60 shares?

Hundred rupee shares of a company are available in the market at a premium of Rs. 20. Find the rate of dividend given by the company, when a man’s return on his investment is 15%.

Rs. 50 shares of a company are quoted at a discount of 10%. Find the rate of dividend given by the company, the return on the investment on these shares being 20 per cent.

A company declares 8 per cent dividend to the shareholders. If a man receives Rs. 2,840 as his dividend, find the nominal value of his shares.