A lady buys goods
worth Rs.200
from a shop.
(shopkeeper selling the
goods
with zero profit)
..
The lady gives him
1000 rs note.
The shopkeeper gets
the change
from the next
shop and keeps 200 for himself
and returns
Rs.800 to the lady.
..
Later the shopkeeper of
the next
shop comes
with
the 1000 Rs note
saying
"duplicate" and takes his money back.
.
.
How much LOSS did the shopkeeper
face.?
..
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1200
2000
To determine the loss faced by the shopkeeper, we need to understand the sequence of events. Here's a step-by-step breakdown:
1. The lady buys goods worth Rs.200 from the shop and pays with a Rs.1000 note.
2. The shopkeeper, who sells the goods with zero profit, needs to provide change of Rs.800 to the lady.
3. However, the shopkeeper doesn't have change and gets it from the next shop.
4. The shopkeeper keeps Rs.200 for himself as the cost of the goods and returns Rs.800 to the lady.
5. The shopkeeper of the next shop comes later with the Rs.1000 note, claiming it is a duplicate, and takes back his money.
Now, let's calculate the loss:
The original transaction between the lady and the shopkeeper resulted in a Rs.200 sale with no profit for the shopkeeper. Therefore, the shopkeeper didn't make any money from this transaction.
When the shopkeeper gave the Rs.800 in change to the lady, he didn't lose any money because it was the lady's money that was being returned to her.
However, when the shopkeeper returned the Rs.200 he kept for himself as the cost of the goods, he effectively lost the goods' value.
In total, the shopkeeper's loss is Rs.200.
Therefore, the shopkeeper faced a loss of Rs.200 in this scenario.