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Just came back from The Factory. I wasn't going to go out tonight. I figured that I'll be staying up late tonight.. Hmm.. that's a little confusing. Let me restate that. I wasn't planning to go out last night, but after taking my shower, I had a talk with Colin (one of my tentmates) and he tried to convince me to go out and enjoy myself. I told him that I had a phone call to make (with AgentP for plans for today) and he asked me if I had a girlfriend (who wielded a very large whip - which was implied). This was also after he saw me writing up a whole bunch of postcards, so it did seem that I was on a very short leash or something. Anyway, I got tempted to go, and mulled around with the idea while I was walking towards the Lounge. Then, in the lounge before talking with AgentP, I bumped into Becky (who's name I had forgotten) who asked me what I was going to do tonight (nothing) and then told me that she was going out and if I would go with someone (a guy okay?) to the Factory. This time I agreed for some reason and.. geez I really need sleep. I'll finish this some other time (although I'll probably forget). I need to get some sleep.
Wednesday, July 05, 2000 at 01:24:12 (UTC)
A customer enters a jewellry store and buys a watch that is priced at $12. He pays with a $20 bill. Not having enough change, the jeweller goes to a neighbouring store to break the $20 bill into smaller bills. The jeweller returns and gives the customer the watch and $8 change. A few moments later the neighbouring store clerk arrives and demands a new $20 bill since he has discovered the previous one to be counterfeit. He jeweller hands the store clerk a new $20. If the watches are priced to have a 100% markup, how much did the jeweller actually lose in this transaction ? (Spoiler tomorrow)
CueWhyVee
Thursday, July 06, 2000 at 16:54:28 (UTC)
Where's the spoiler?
Anyway, if there was a $6 markup on the watch, then the storekeeper loses the $6 on the watch, plus the $8 on the change, which comes to a total of $14 in total losses.
Then again, if you consider that he also lost $6 in the markup (lost possible revenue) then he's actually lost $20! Ack!
QYV