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Government Jobs Exams
Numerical Ability
Profit and Loss
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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- Only Rs 1000 loss.
He lost Rs 800 in cash as he paid Rs 1000 to next shopkeeper along with Rs 200 kept by him earlier from the change.
He lost goods worth Rs 200.
so total loss= Rs 1000 only. - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(1)
- Only Rs 1000 loss.
He lost Rs 800 in cash as he paid Rs 1000 to next shopkeeper including Rs 200 kept by him earlier from the change given by him.
He lost goods worth Rs 200.
so total loss= Rs 1000 only.
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
- 2000
lost 1000 by paying to shop keeper
+800 by giving to the lady+ 200 lose due to goods - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- for duplicate note he lost 1000 RS +he gave RS 800 to the lady+and goods cost is
RS 200
TOTAL money lost=1000+800+200=2000 RS - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- 1800 Rs.
Loss to the shopkeeper=(200 Rs. of good)+(800 Rs. given to lady)+[(1000-200=)800 Rs. given to next shopkeeper]
=200+800+800=1800 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
- 1200 is the loss faced by the shop keeper
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
- Rs 2000 loss.
Rs.200 goods+Rs.800 the shopkeeper gave to the lady in return+ Rs.1000 the next shop keeper took back his money - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
- 2000rs.
as he has to return to shopkeeper 1000rs. and he already provided goods worth 200rs. and 800rs. in exchange to that lady. hence total loss is 2000rs. - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
- ANS:2000
1)LADY=200(goods)+800(he gave back)
2)NEXT SHOPKEEPER=1000(got his money back) - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
- Rs. 1800.. Rs.1000 to be given to nearby shopkeeper..800 rs was taken by the lady who purchased..
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- 1000RS, gain 1000rs so loss 1000 RS, Small tricks dublicate note 1000rs so loss 1000rs...............
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- he gave return 800 to lady+200 goods cost +he have to give 1000 original note to next shopkeeper so total 2000 he losted
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 1000 loss. 800 given to lady and 200 goods value
- 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Que is asking loss in money ,so it is Rs800,goods loss is of 200 ,total loss 1000
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- I Think shopkeepers faced the loss of 2000 as he give 1000 to next shop keeper in the exchange of duplicate note + 800 gave back to lady and 200 of goods so total loss is 1000+800+200=2000
- 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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