A man has choice to invest in shares of two companies X and Y. Shares of company X are available at a premium of and it pays dividend whereas shares of company Y are available at a discount of and it pays dividend. If the man invests equally in both the companies and the sum of the returns from them is , then find how much in all does he invest?
Step 1: Given data
Face value of Company X,
Premium% on Company X's shares,
Dividend% of Company X's shares,
Face value of Company Y,
Dividend% of Company Y's shares,
Discount% on Company Y's shares,
Sum of annual incomes of Company X and Company Y,
Step 2: Calculate the annual income of Company X
As shares of Company X are at a premium of
∴
It is given that the man invests equally in both the companies, Let us assume that the investment made by the man in each company be .
As ,
∴
Step 3: Calculate the annual income of Company Y
As shares of Company Y are at a discount of
∴
As ,
∴
Step 4: Calculate the sum of the annual incomes of Company X and Y
It is given that the sum of annual incomes of Company X and Company Y is
∴
Step 5: Calculate the total investment done by the man
As it is given that the man invests equally in both the companies
∴
∴ Total investment done by man in Company X and Company Y is . Hence, Option D is correct.