Math Riddle

[Bush4Ever.]

This came into my feed. Apparently it has caused many autisms over the internet (last year?):

I Bought A Cow For $800. I sold it for $1000. I bought it again for $1100. I sold it again for $1300 Dollars.

How Much Did I Earn?

[Robceltsfan]

Final sale price - total money invested = answer

$1,300 - (800 + 100) = $400

[AtiliusRegulus]

1000- 800 =200 profit. take the original capital of 800 +200 + own savings of 100 to buy the cow again =$1,1000. You are now out $100 as your new investment over and above your capital of 1000 which is made up of your original 800 capital and 200 profit. you sell the cow for 1300. Initial profit seems to be $200 but since you reached into your savings to poney up an extra $100. your profit is really $100.
you made $100 on the transaction. you should have stopped after you sold the cow for $1000

[Robceltsfan]

1000- 800 =200 profit. take the original capital of 800 +200 + own savings of 100 to buy the cow again =$1,1000. You are now out $100 as your new investment over and above your capital of 1000 which is made up of your original 800 capital and 200 profit. you sell the cow for 1300. Initial profit seems to be $200 but since you reached into your savings to poney up an extra $100. your profit is really $100.
you made $100 on the transaction. you should have stopped after you sold the cow for $1000

No.

[Bush4Ever.]

lol

[AtiliusRegulus]

1000- 800 =200 profit. take the original capital of 800 +200 + own savings of 100 to buy the cow again =$1,1000. You are now out $100 as your new investment over and above your capital of 1000 which is made up of your original 800 capital and 200 profit. you sell the cow for 1300. Initial profit seems to be $200 but since you reached into your savings to poney up an extra $100. your profit is really $100.
you made $100 on the transaction. you should have stopped after you sold the cow for $1000

No.

It’s not a math question but an accounting question. The money used to repurchase the cow is recycled money from the initial transaction plus an extra $100 of equity.

[PhutureDynasty]

I know the answer but would rather not say.

Rob is definitely wrong though, that's all I will divulge.

[Robceltsfan]

1000- 800 =200 profit. take the original capital of 800 +200 + own savings of 100 to buy the cow again =$1,1000. You are now out $100 as your new investment over and above your capital of 1000 which is made up of your original 800 capital and 200 profit. you sell the cow for 1300. Initial profit seems to be $200 but since you reached into your savings to poney up an extra $100. your profit is really $100.
you made $100 on the transaction. you should have stopped after you sold the cow for $1000

No.

It’s not a math question but an accounting question. The money used to repurchase the cow is recycled money from the initial transaction plus an extra $100 of equity.

Accounting is math.

The investor has brought $900 of their own money to the table while making a final sale of $1,300. They earned $400.

[AtiliusRegulus]

I know the answer but would rather not say.

Rob is definitely wrong though, that's all I will divulge.

Rob sincerely believes he has $400 in his pocket. This is the genius that grizzfag lauds over me as an insightful person who would do good in picket stocks

[Robceltsfan]

Atilly, I'd be happy to sell you cows any day!

[AtiliusRegulus]

Atilly, I'd be happy to sell you cows any day!

You need more Jewish friends

[Robceltsfan]

Atilly, I'd be happy to sell you cows any day!

You need more Jewish friends

You already admitted you suck at science....apparently you suck at math, too!

[Bush4Ever.]

Some of you need to read the question more carefully.

[lettherebehouse]

69

[Titan18]

Two transactions of $200 profit = $400

People spaz out too much about the fact that the same cow was bought. If I bought a cow for 800 and sold for 1000 I made 200. If I then bought a horse for 1100 and sold it for 1300 I also made 200. The first transaction has noting to do with the second.

[Bush4Ever.]

smh

[AtiliusRegulus]

Two transactions of $200 profit = $400

People spaz out too much about the fact that the same cow was bought. If I bought a cow for 800 and sold for 1000 I made 200. If I then bought a horse for 1100 and sold it for 1300 I also made 200. The first transaction has noting to do with the second.

The only new money created is the extra $100 to make up the purchase price of the second transaction $1,100.00.

[AtiliusRegulus]

Two transactions of $200 profit = $400

People spaz out too much about the fact that the same cow was bought. If I bought a cow for 800 and sold for 1000 I made 200. If I then bought a horse for 1100 and sold it for 1300 I also made 200. The first transaction has noting to do with the second.

you hang out with snoop often

[Robceltsfan]

I'm ready to sell some cows.

Who's buying?

[AtiliusRegulus]

I'm ready to sell some cows.

Who's buying?

As long as they are not homosexuals democrat voting cows