How much did the store lose?

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

 

[unassuming]

$100, the key to solving puzzle is do not overthink it!

 

[bazokajoe]

130 or maybe 200?

Original 100 + 70 in goods + 30 change = 200. Yes or no?

Thought about it again, @unassuming is right.

 

[Burldude]

Would be less than $100 depending on the margin the store made on that $70 purchase.

 

[shack]

$100. They have $100 less than if the money had not been taken.

 

[locknload]

$200 (excluding the profit margin on $70 worth of merch)

 

[DesRicardo]

In Trudeau's economy, everything.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Saul and Morrie are sitting on a park bench. Saul says "Oy vey. My store burned down, and I lost all of my merchandise.". Morrie says "That's terrible.". Saul says "it could have been worse. I was having a sale, and everything was 50% off.".

 

[nicejs]

The boss lost $100. The stolen $100 was returned to its owner. The owner lost $70 worth of merchandise and $30 in change. The total loss is equivalent to $100

 

[Jenesis]

130 or maybe 200?

Original 100 + 70 in goods + 30 change = 200. Yes or no?

Thought about it again, @unassuming is right.

Incorrect because the store got $70 back. I know it is with money stolen from them but you can double the $70 if they have $70.

60

100-70+30

 

[Sugarsweet905]

$130

The original $100, they get $70 back on the $70 in merch so that is a wash, and give back $30 in change.

 

[K Douglas]

I think the answer is $30 plus whatever the cost is on the store's goods sold. If we assume that the store's margin is 50% that would imply a $35 cost of goods sold. So the answer would be $30 + $35 = $65

 

[Ponderling]

$100. They have $100 less than if the money had not been taken.

I'm with this answer.
Everything in the question after first $100 theft is a red herring.
If you made the purchases with a legit $100 nothing would change the subsequnet situation.
So the sole loss is the intial stolen $100.

 

[unassuming]

Everything in the question after first $100 theft is a red herring.

 

[nicejs]

It might be clearer to list the process of the arithmetic solution.

$100(The boss lost) - $100( returned to its owner ) + $70 ( Value of merchandise ) + $30 ( in change ) = $100 ( Equal value of total loss )

$100-$100+$70+$30 = $100

The total loss is equivalent to $100

 

[drstrangelove]

A far simpler explanation is the guy walked in with nothing and walked out with $70 in goods and $30 cash, so the loss was $100.