the answer is -$97 for sure.
! i2 g( h) J/ [7 V* v) ?' g# R1 sThink about it this way
; [; @% s; i, Q* K! O4 k2 K1) if the 100 bucks is not a fake one, the store owner will gain $3 ($21-$18)9 w+ x% j0 Z) Y6 b. N
2) Now, the owner discovered that the 100 bucks is fake. You can think this as a lost of $100. therefore the overall gain is $3-$100 = -$97 |