A grocery store owner bought sacks of rice for . Each sack is labeled with a gross weight (bruto) of and a tare (tara) of . The rice is sold at per .
If all the rice is sold, the merchant incurs a loss of...
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A grocery store owner bought 5 sacks of rice for Rp650,000.00. Each sack is labeled with a gross weight (bruto) of 50 kg and a tare (tara) of 1%. The rice is sold at Rp2,000.00 per kg.
If all the rice is sold, the merchant incurs a loss of...
Calculating Net Weight (Netto)
We need to determine the actual amount of rice available for sale. Netto is the gross weight minus the packaging weight (tare).
Calculating Loss
The merchant incurs a loss because the total selling price is lower than the purchase price.
Therefore, the merchant incurs a loss of Rp155,000.00.