text: His first loan , consisting of US$ 27.00 from his own pocket , was made to 42 women in the village , who made a net profit of BDT 0.50 ( US$ 0.02 ) each on the loan .
simplified: The first loan Muhammad Yunus gave was USD 27.00 from his pocket . This $ 27 was loaned to 42 women in the village , who made a profit of $ 00.02 each from the loan