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Explain a marketplace’s short payout

Payments reconciliation · Fictional case

The situation

A payout contains ₹12 lakh of settled orders before ₹80,000 refunds, ₹24,000 fees and a ₹36,000 reserve hold. The bank credits ₹10.6 lakh.

Your task

Does the credit match the payout schedule?

Reveal step-by-step solution
  1. Set up the problem

    Subtract the refunds, fees and reserve from the same settlement cohort.

  2. Work through the numbers

    Expected payout = ₹12 lakh − ₹0.80 lakh − ₹0.24 lakh − ₹0.36 lakh = ₹10.60 lakh.

  3. Interpret the result

    There is no unexplained residual in this payout. Track the reserve release and reconcile it to its later batch.

What to remember

Match payout IDs and cutoff dates before comparing order values with bank cash.

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