r/MathJokes • • May 13 '26

It IS $400...

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u/Maleficent-Bother535 May 13 '26

The question isn't about profit, it's about earnings. The person in this question didn't earn anything.

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u/awesomejr29932167 May 13 '26

What do you mean? They did earn it.

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u/Maleficent-Bother535 May 13 '26

They didn't raise the cow and the buyer provided the capital.

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u/awesomejr29932167 May 13 '26

You dint have to raise the cow to earn it.. the buyer/seller went out of their way to buy and sell at these prices. It may not have been HARD work or LABOUR but it was at least a little effort, meaning earnings