re: Help with riddle - How Much Money Did The Store Lose?

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A loss to shrinkage is still a loss . This take is absolutely comical.

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As is usually the case someone will always posit that there is, indeed, a free lunch. Walmart or whoever the frick can call it Aunt Sandy the fact of the matter is the only one suffering a loss is the consumer who pays for all shrinkage, loss, whatever the frick you want to call it. The retailers ONLY source of revenue is sells. ALL expenses have to be covered by that revenue. Revenue must, if the business is viable and profitable, must exceed expenses. A business manages losses or shrinkage or Aunt Sandy in order to remain competitive BUT all expenses are passed on, by necessity, to the ONLY source of revenue available to ANY business and that is paying customers. They are kept up with in order to maintain a competitive price...the only "loss" is to the consumer who is paying more than they would be otherwise if some a-hole wasn't stealing shite.