You run a shop and someone steals $100

[Perfectson]

You lost $140.

First you lose $100.
The when the guy returns you don't actually make the $100 back because:

1- He takes $60 out of your merch.
2- He takes $40 dollars of your cash with him.

so he actually takes $100 + $60 + $40 = $200 with him. And gives you back $60.

$200 - $60= 140.

Of course we can't calculate the merchandise cost, but because we're we're just gonna assume the cost of the merch is the price we sell it at. Brrr brrr.

hey i want to do business with you...if i can make 40% off of you just by doing elementary math tricks, i'd make a nice profit.

 

[Claudex]

hey i want to do business with you...if i can make 40% off of you just by doing elementary math tricks, i'd make a nice profit.

I only do business with FA who've taken the CFA level III exams. And passed.

 

[Donald J Trump]

100 stolen
-100

100 given back
0

60 in march paid for
-60

40 in change given
-100

answer is -100 lost

 

[Shadow]

He stole $100, then bought $60 worth of goods. The goods weren't the price you sold them as because you wanted to make sure you got a profit. For instance you bought a 10 pack of something for $50.00 then flipped it to sell for $10.00 dollars each. 10 x 10 is $100 so you made a $50.00 dollar profit.

You gave the dude $40.00 in charge BUT on that day you miscounted because you were going through some things in life plus you were browsing thecoli.com on your phone so you actually gave the dude two 10 dollar bills instead of two 20 dollar bills. Now that's NOT the correct change BUT since this dude stole from you that means he ain't gonna say nothing because he knows he was in the wrong.

So all things considered...the answer is multiple choice.

 

[Bboystyle]

you lost $100

whether it's goods or money, you are net out of $100

he stole 100 (so you're down 100)
he comes back and gives you back the 100 (you're net 0)
he purchased 60 dollars (you're back down 60)
and you give him 40 back (you're back down 100)

I'm a CFA - so if I really hope you idiots don't come in here trying to argue with me

"Guy gains 60 dollars back from the stolen money but loses 60 from giving away merchandise so it evens out back to the original -100."

you're assuming the storekeeper makes no money on sales

How the fukk does he make money off his own stolen money that he's receiving back?

Breh it's either a trick question or one of them funky math variables where u have to write it out to get the correct answer. Why the fukk else would the op post this?

 

[Zach Lowe]

How the fukk does he make money off his own stolen money that he's receiving back?

Breh it's either a trick question or one of them funky math variables where u have to write it out to get the correct answer. Why the fukk else would the op post this?

it ain't really about math

u lost $100 cash then the customer traded $60 of it for goods

in reality you'd probably rather lose $60 in goods rather than cash cuz you prolly marked that shyt up from $20 to make it $60

 

[NoMorePie]

.. $40? Damn I haven't had math in years

$100 to begin with

Stole $100 so $100-$100 = 0

Came back to buy $60 of crap with the $100. So he gives you back the $100 so now you're back with $100

But you gotta give him change back which is $40 so $100 - $40 = 60.


So $60

Logic?

 

[sportscribe]

.. $40? Damn I haven't had math in years

Breh every day financial transactions involve some form of math.

 

[Sly Cookin]

Its 100. But at these answers. The wrongest ones be so damn adamant too, like they figured out something we cant grasp

 

[Bboystyle]

following your logic

what if the customer didn't steal 100 to begin with

storekeeper gets $60 cash for the product
loses $60 by giving the product in exchange
and gives back $40 in change

so +60-60-40
and he lost $40?

Wtf kind of dumb ass example is this? Breh he lost $100 to begin with so there's no if what's or buts about it.

What u guys are doing wrong is you're implying he's making $60 back when in reality he's not. All the money he gets back is his to begin with. There's no profits here, only losses. That's why u have to write it out as a math variable. I start off with a negative number and take it from there.

Take all the total losses and total money he gets back.

He loss $100 in cash to begin with and $60 in merchandise and $40 in change. That's $200

He gets back $60 of the $100.
What's 200-60?

 

[Bboystyle]

Its 100. But at these answers. The wrongest ones be so damn adamant too, like they figured out something we cant grasp

That's funky math variables for u. U can think it out and write it out and have different answers and leave u

If it was so simple as losing $100, what would be the point of posting this?


It's a trick math question

 

[Reality]

No I didn't, he lost the $60 too, he basically gave it away free

You're retarded, so let me elucidate. Let's do two situations. Situation 1 the original from the OP, Situation 2 where there's no theft. Let's assume the shop owner is selling Xbox controllers.

Let's also assume the store owner has $200 in cash to start with.

He stocks his store with one xbox controller that costs him $60 to buy. He's going to sell it at exactly $60 because, like you, he is retarded.

He has $140 in cash now, $60 worth of inventory, agreed? Ok.

Situation 1

Guy comes in and steals $100 dollars. Owner now has $40 in cash, $60 in inventory.

Thief comes back into the store and buys the Xbox controller for $60 dollars, gives $100 in cash to the owner.

Owner takes the cash and now has $140 in cash. Gives back $40 in change and now has $100 in cash. Owner hands over the Xbox controller.

Before the day is done, he buys another controller to re-stock and now has $40 in cash ($100 minus the $60 it cost to re-up), $60 in inventory.

Situation 2

Owner starts the day with $140 in cash and $60 worth of inventory, and no cash is stolen.

Guy comes in pays for a controller w/ a $100 bill. Owner hands over the controller and $40 in change. Owner now has $200 in cash ($240 before giving back change, $200 after) and $0 in inventory.

Owner is about to end the day with $200 in cash but no inventory to sell the next day, so he buys another Xbox controller to restock and ends the day with $140 in cash, $60 in inventory.

The only thing that changed between the two situations was the guy stealing the $100, and look, there's a $100 difference in the cash the owner has at the end of the two situations.

 

[Zach Lowe]

Wtf kind of dumb ass example is this? Breh he lost $100 to begin with so there's no if what's or buts about it.

What u guys are doing wrong is you're implying he's making $60 back when in reality he's not. All the money he gets back is his to begin with. There's no profits here, only losses. That's why u have to write it out as a math variable. I start off with a negative number and take it from there.

Take all the total losses and total money he gets back.

He loss $100 in cash to begin with and $60 in merchandise and $40 in change. That's $200

He gets back $60 of the $100.
What's 200-60?

ok i'll play by your rules

so u start -100 in the hole cuz the money was stolen from you before any sales

the guy pays you $100
you're at 0 now

you give him the goods valued at 60 and 40 in change
you're at -100

 

[Still FloW]

so he steals $100

-100

comes in and spends 60 , gives you $100 and you give him 40

youve lost $100 and also $40 in change you gave gim

= $140

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Y'all are some fukking morons, seriously....

It's 100 and the answer was on the first page. The guy left with 60 worth of merchandise and 40 cash.