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When the transaction is over, it is BEP .

So the additonal 1000 Rs paid to next shop will be the loss incurred by the shopkeeper.

Rs.2000/- (Because cost of goods already covered in Rs.200/-)

Correct  answer is Loss of Rs. 1000...... its simple

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Total loss=1000

amount given[1000]+goods[200]

Rs.1000/- only

(First Shopkeepar has returned Rs.1000/- to Second ShopKeepar which he had get it from him only on exchange of Duplicate Note)

(The actual loss will be Rs.800/- given to lady + Rs.200/- worth of Goods i.e. Total Rs.1000/-)

Transaction wise Inflows & Outflows :

1) The Shop Keeper has bought the Goods worth Rs: 200 from Outside Market say : Rs: 200 (Outflows)

2) The Lady gave him Rs: 1000 (Inflow)

3) The Shop Keeper gave the Rs: 1000 note to Next Shopkeeper (Outflow)

4) The Shop Keeper Gets the Change from the Next Shop Keeper Rs: 1000 (Inflow)

5) The Shopkeeper returns back Rs: 800 to the Lady (Outflow)

6) The Shop Keeper again Returns back Rs: 1000 (on account of Duplicate 1000 note) to Next Shop keeper (Outflow)

Result of the Transaction :

-200+1000-1000+1000-800-1000  =  -1000 (Outflow)

So the LOSS incurred by the Shop Keeper is Rs: 1000 /-

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Kishore 

Loss of Rs.1000/-

two ways to understand this:

first: gain by 1 party is loss by other party

so lady gained: 800/- real note and 200/- gold =1000/-

is loss of shopkeeper whereas third party niether gain nor loose

Secound:

loss to shopkepper = Gold of 200/- - 1000/- recd to third party +800 paid to lady   + 1000/-  paid to third party(just go by cashflows and goods movement in shopkeeper hands)

amount recd from lady rs-1000=00.

got change from next shop-1000=00.

total value of goods is- 200.

total amount is given to lady = 800+ value of goods is( 200) is total 1000=00,

he repaid to next sho Rs-1000=00(because of duplicate note)

so total Loss is -  lady 800+ 200(goods)+ next shop (1000) is total is -2000=00

Total Loss of Rs.1800.

Rs.1000 (Real currency) returned to Shopkeeper. + Rs.800 (Real Currency)  returned to Lady.

Goods sold 0f Rs.200 and Rs.200 received from shopkeeper.Hence effect of goods sold is nil.

The Correck Answer is Rs 1000

THE TOTAL LOSS IS  RS.1000

Correct Answer is Rs.2000/- (200+800+1000)

Because first shopkeeper has loosed value Rs.200 of goods + 800 return to leady and 1000 given to another shopkeeper. He has exchanged same value of currency but finally he got fake note of Rs.1000/- of nil value.

I am confident.