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Anonymous Fri 15 May 04:48:41 2020 No.11674136 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>11674167 >>11674175 >>11674184 >>11674224 >>11674251

Man buys a laptop for $500

Sells it for $600

Buys it back for $700

Sells it again for $800

I understand and accept that it was $1200 in purchases and $1400 in sales

I just don't get it

I mean, he lost the initial $100 profit when he bought it back for $100 more than he sold for it. So how does he make $200?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 04:57:05 No.11674167 Report

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>>11674136
Because his revenue is $200 more than his expenses. -500+600-700+800 = 200. It's not hard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:01:00 No.11674175 Report

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>>11674136
>I mean, he lost the initial $100 profit when he bought it back for $100 more than he sold for it.
He didn't "lose" his profit, it got him a discount on the $700 laptop. Because he had $100 profit, he only had to pay $600 out of pocket to get the laptop. Then he sold it for $800.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:04:20 No.11674184 Report

Quoted By: >>11674200

>>11674136
Why do you say he lost $100 when he lost $700?
Because you think it was “worth” 600?

What if in China the same laptop sold for $400. Does that mean he lost $100 here and $300 in China?

What if someone thinks the computer is worth $7000 because it has been said that Belle Delphine squirted on it? Did he win $6300 when he spent $700?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:09:04 No.11674200 Report

Quoted By: >>11674222

>>11674184
No I was saying he lost his $100 profit when he bought it back for $100 more than he sold it for

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:15:29 No.11674222 Report

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>>11674200
But he lost 700 not 100

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:15:47 No.11674224 Report

Quoted By: >>11674230 >>11674235

>>11674136
Call me retarded but the second transaction nullifies the first.
He doesn't make 200 in profit, he makes 100.
What I mean is when he buys it for 700, whatever he did before that is irrelevant. When he sells it for 800 he makes 100.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:18:21 No.11674230 Report

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>>11674224
How much money does he start with and how much money does he end with?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:19:28 No.11674235 Report

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>>11674224
He starts out with -500 dollars.
Then he has +100 dollars. (-500 + 600 = 100)
Then he has -600 dollars. (+100 - 700 = -600)
Then he has +200 dollars (-600 + 800 = 200)

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:23:44 No.11674251 Report

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>>11674136
Let's say the laptops actual worth is the $500.

That means he started out just with his laptop.
He then sold it for $100 more than its initial value and had 100$ in profit.
Then he buys it again but gets fucked over hard and has to pay $200 more than its actual worth - he has now lost $100.
He then fucks over someone else even harder and gains $300, so in total, he has $200.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:34:03 No.11674291 Report

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Man buys 2 financial assets priced at $500 and $700
They shoot up in price to $600 and $800 and man sells them
$200 profit
Its the same thing except theres some time in between

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 05:45:56 No.11674329 Report

Quoted By: >>11674585

/sci/ is fucking retarded.
the profit is 200
this is what happens when you study too much, it makes your brain to mush.
t. farmer

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 06:42:01 No.11674477 Report

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What the fuck are you on about?
-500+ -700 = 1400
600 + 800 = 1400
That's zero in profit and in losses.

When he sells it for 800 he gets back the extra 100 he put in when he bought it for 700.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 May 2020 07:14:34 No.11674585 Report

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>>11674329
agreed but the quality of posts here is because of the schizo invasion, not because people 'study too much'. these dipshits are NEET

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