A lady buys goods worth Rs.200 from a shop. (shopkeeper is selling the goods with zero profit). The lady gives him a Rs.1000 note. The shopkeeper gets the change from the next shop and keeps Rs.200 for himself and returns Rs.800 to the lady. Later the shopkeeper of the next shop comes with the Rs.1000 note saying “duplicate” and takes his money back.
How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face?
Answer for the Puzzle:
Let us assume that the shopkeeper has Rs.1000 currency Extra with his Rs.200 worth Goods.
Step 1:
Shopkeeper -> Rs 200 worth goods + Rs.1000 Original Currency
Lady -> Rs.1000 fake currency
Neighbor-> Rs.1000 as changes
Step 2:
Shopkeeper -> Rs.1000 fake currency + Rs.1000 Original Currency
Lady -> Rs 200 worth goods
Neighbor-> Rs.1000 as changes
Step 3:
Shopkeeper -> Rs.1000 as changes + Rs.1000 Original Currency
Lady -> Rs 200 worth goods
Neighbor-> Rs.1000 fake currency
Step 4:
Shopkeeper -> Rs 200 + Rs.1000 Original Currency
Lady -> Rs 200 worth goods + Rs.800
Neighbor-> Rs.1000 fake currency
Step 5:
Shopkeeper -> Rs 200 + Rs.1000 fake currency
Lady -> Rs 200 worth goods + Rs.800
Neighbor-> Rs.1000 Original Currency
Compare Step 1 and Step 5 now.
Lady changed her Rs.1000 fake currency into goods and currency of total worth Rs.1000
The shopkeeper changed his Original Rs.1000 currency into a fake currency.
So the loss for the shopkeeper is Rs.1000.
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Assume that you are the shopkeeper then calculate.
You have got 200 for the product.
Finally the loss is -
800 to the lady
1000 to the other shopkeeper which you have to return.
Total 1800
The lady doesn't get a loss at all. In fact, she exchanged 1000rs note. so gain for her is rs 1000.
The answer is 2000because the lady bought goods for 200 and gave 1000fake currency now shop keeper will get 200 loss and he borrows 1000rs from another shop keeper and he will give 800 to lady as lady gave fake currency the shop keeper got loss 1000rs and the another shop keeper took his 1000rs so the shop keeper got total of 2000rs this is the final answer the answer in the quora is wrong