You went into a shoe shop and bought a pair of shoes worth Rs.350/-. Since there was no retail in that shop, the debtor went to the next shop and bought the rest. . The man who bought the shoe left the place. It was later learned that the Rs 2000 note was a counterfeit note and they burned it. The shoe lender paid a new Rs 2000 for the other lender, what is the total cost to the shopper?
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Given :
The cost of the pair of shoes = Rs 350
The buyer paid sum of Rs 2000
To Find :
Total cost of shoes pair to shopper
Solution :
∵ Buyer paid sum of Rs 2000
And , The cost of shoes pair = Rs 350
∴ The change return to buyer from shopper = Rs 2000 - Rs 350
= Rs 1650
Again
The Rs 2000 note is counterfeit ,
But shopper lend paid new Rs 2000 to other lender
So, Loss amount to shopper = Rs 2000 + Rs 1650
= Rs 3650
As The price of shoes pair = Rs 350
∴ Total loss amount to shopper = Rs 3650 + cost of shoe pair
= Rs 3650 + Rs 350
= Rs 4000
Hence, The total cost to the shopper is Rs 4000 Answer