Warren Buffet and Larry page started a project 'Mission Mars' in partnership investing $ 20,000 and $ 15,000 respectively, After seeing their success, Sergey Brin joined them with $ 20,000 after 6 months. What will be Larry's share in total profit of $ 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the project?
Warren Buffet and Larry page started a project 'Mission Mars' in partnership investing $ 20,000 and $ 15,000 respectively, After seeing their success, Sergey Brin joined them with $ 20,000 after 6 months. What will be Larry's share in total profit of $ 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the project? Correct Answer $ 7500
Given∶
Initial Investment of Warren = $ 20,000
Initial Investment of Larry = $ 15,000
Initial Investment of Sergey = $ 20,000
Formula Used∶
Basics of ratios.
Calculation∶
Warren's share = 20000 × 24 =
Larry's share = 15000 × 24 =
Sergey share = 20000 × 18 =
So, Ratio of their shares = 480000 ∶ 360000 ∶ 360000
⇒ 48 ∶ 36 ∶ 36
⇒ 4 ∶ 3 ∶ 3
Sum of the ratio = 4 + 3 + 3 = 10
Thus, Larry's share = 3/10 × 25000 = $ 7500
∴ Larry's share in total profit of $ 25000 is of $ 7500.