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P and R started a shop. Their investment is ₹1,80,000 and ₹1,50,000 respectively. P runs the business and gets a fixed salary of ₹5,000 per month from the profit. R, the owner of the shop, charges a fixed rent of the shop per month from the profit. In a year, they get an equal share of the profit of ₹1,65,000. What is the monthly rent of the shop in ₹?

Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
Partnership · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossPartnershipTwo PartnerPunjab Police Constable2023
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If one partner joins later, use only the actual investment period.

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Profit and Loss has appeared in 185 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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