Shopkeeper and a Duplicate/Fake Note Puzzle

Shopkeeper and a Duplicate/Fake Note Puzzle

This particular puzzle is damn confusing, so before you make a guess think twice. You can share this puzzle with your friends on Facebook or share it on WhatsApp groups. It is real fun to play this on Whatsapp.

Puzzle

A lady buys goods worth Rs.200 from a shop. Assume that the shopkeeper is selling the goods with zero profit. The lady gives him Rs.1000 note. The shopkeeper gets the change from the next shop, keeps Rs.200 for himself and returns Rs.800 to the lady. Later the shopkeeper of the next shop comes back with the Rs.1000 note saying “duplicate” and takes his money back. So the question is “How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face?”

Options:
a) Rs 200
b) Rs 1000
c) Rs 1200
d) Rs 1800
e) Other

Solution

The answer of the above puzzle is Rs.1000. Want to know How?

In order to calculate how much is the shopkeeper loss, we simply have to get the profit of the lady and other shopkeeper. Keep in mind that profit of someone is basically loss of the shopkeeper.

Loss of first shopkeeper = (Profit of the lady + Profit of the second shopkeeper)

Profit of the lady = Rs.200 (for goods) + Rs.800 (for the change she received) = Rs.1000
Profit of the second shopkeeper = Rs.0 (as he got his money back)
So the loss of the shopkeeper is = 1000 + 0 = Rs.1000

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