Question

Let see who is smart Challenge
Answer with logic if u can

(This was asked in IAS exam!)
A very simple but confusing puzzle.
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 d lady.
Later the shopkeeper of the next shop comes with the 1000rs note saying "duplicate" and takes his money back.
"How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face ?"
A. 200
B. 800
C. 1200
D. 1800
E. 2000
F. 1600
G. 1000
Simple yet confusing n challenging.and important for awareness

Answer 1

Answer is 1000. I m a shopkeeper (who sold the good to lady). after dis transaction I need to pay 1000 to another shopkeeper. I will pay 200 which I already had. Remaining 800 I paid out of my pocket.. the lady took away my goods of 200.. so total loss = 800 that I paid out of my pocket + 200 value good that the lady took = 1000.

Answer 2

1000 because he sold the good without any profit so 200+the loss of duplicate not=200+800=loss of the shopkeeper