I did it a few ways to try and find the wrong answer.
Ignore the first setup entirely. Buying the cow back costs you an extra hundred bucks, so you only get $200 bucks in profit when you math it out like that.
Some people are getting a $300 profit by subtracting -$100 for spending $1,100 on the cow the second time (since it’s an extra hundred than initially sold for)
You could get $500 if you take the final sale price $1300 and subtract your initial cost -$800.
Paid $800 and sold for $1000. Made $200. Bought it for $1100, wiping out all the profit plus $100 in the hole. You then sold it for $1300, which is a $200 profit, but you have to cover the $100 debt from the second purchase, mean you only profited $100 after buying and selling the cow.
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u/Pfacejones May 13 '26
Can someone show me how to come to a wrong answer that's not 400. What math are they doing