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Business Mathematics and Basic Statistics · Class 12 Commerce

Ch 2Shares and Dividends — Class 12 Business Mathematics and Basic Statistics, concept-first.

This WBCHSE Class 12 Commerce Business Mathematics and Basic Statistics chapter looks at the arithmetic behind owning shares of a company — how much a share is officially worth on paper, how much it actually costs to buy, and how much income it earns its owner.

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Dividend Rate and Dividend Amount

Dividend is the percentage of a share's FACE VALUE that a company distributes to shareholders as their share of profit. For a share of face value at a declared rate : dividend per share ; total dividend for shares .

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Face Value and Market Value of a Share

This WBCHSE Class 12 Commerce Business Mathematics and Basic Statistics chapter looks at the arithmetic behind owning shares of a company — how much a share is officially worth on paper, how much it a…

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Dividend — Rate and Amount

A dividend is the share of a company's profit distributed to its shareholders, expressed as a percentage of the face value of the share (never the market value).

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Yield on an Investment

The declared dividend RATE (e.g. "9%") only tells you what the company pays relative to FACE value — it says nothing about how good an investment the share actually is, because that depends on what th…

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Number of Shares Purchasable and Portfolio Income

Since , the number of shares purchasable for a given investment amount is found by rearranging:

Exercises

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  1. Q7A share of face value ₹100 quoted at ₹125 pays a 15% dividend. Find the dividend per share and the yield percentage.Free
  2. Q8A person invests ₹15,000 in shares of face value ₹50, quoted at ₹60, paying a 10% dividend. Find (i) the number of shares purchased, (ii) th…Free
  3. Q9Which is the better investment: Company P — face value ₹20, dividend rate 10%, market value ₹18 (at a discount); or Company Q — face value ₹…Preview
  4. Q10A person's portfolio consists of 200 shares of face value ₹10 (dividend rate 12%, market value ₹15) and 100 shares of face value ₹100 (divid…Preview

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  1. Example 1A share of face value ₹10 pays a dividend of 8%. If its market value is ₹12, find (i) the dividend per share, and (ii) the yield percentage.Free
  2. Example 2A person invests ₹24,000 in the shares of a company of face value ₹100, quoted at ₹120, paying a 9% dividend. Find (i) the number of shares…Free
  3. Example 3Compare the following two investments by yield and state which is the better investment: Company A — face value ₹10, dividend rate 12%, mark…Preview
  4. Example 4A man invests ₹9,000 in shares of face value ₹25, available at a premium of ₹5, paying a 10% dividend. Find (i) the number of shares bought,…Preview
  5. Example 5A person holds 100 shares of Company X (face value ₹10, dividend rate 8%) and 50 shares of Company Y (face value ₹100, dividend rate 6%). Fi…Preview
  6. Example 6A share of face value ₹10 is available at a discount of ₹2, paying a 9% dividend. Find the yield on this investment.Preview