Jared wants to purchase his favorite barbeque sauce. The barbeque sauce comes in two different size bottles. The 32 ounce bottle is on sale for $4.59. The 18 ounce bottle is priced at $3.06. Jared has a coupon for 60 cents off if you buy two 18 ounce bottles. Determine if Jared gets the better buy when he buys one 32 ounce bottle or when he buys two 18 ounce bottles.

Question

a.
Jared will get the same deal on either purchase.
b.
Jared will get the better deal buying one 32 ounce bottle.
c.
Jared will get the better deal buying two 18 ounce bottles.
d.
Jared doesn’t need the coupon, he will get the best deal on one 18 ounce bottle.

Answer 1

To determine which purchase is the better buy, we need to calculate the total cost of both options.

1. Cost of one 32 ounce bottle:

   • Price = $4.59

2. Cost of two 18 ounce bottles without the coupon:

   • Price for one 18 oz bottle = $3.06
   • Price for two 18 oz bottles = $3.06 * 2 = $6.12

3. Cost of two 18 ounce bottles with the coupon:

   • Coupon discount = $0.60
   • Total cost with coupon = $6.12 - $0.60 = $5.52

Now we can compare the costs:

• Cost of one 32 ounce bottle = $4.59
• Cost of two 18 ounce bottles with coupon = $5.52

Since $4.59 (32 oz bottle) is less than $5.52 (two 18 oz bottles), Jared will get the better deal by purchasing one 32 ounce bottle.

Thus, the answer is: b. Jared will get the better deal buying one 32 ounce bottle.