To analyze the promotion "Buy two bottles of soda and get one free," let's break down what happens when a customer purchases 4 bottles of soda.
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The customer pays for 4 bottles, which means they would typically spend: \[ 4 \text{ bottles} \times 2.00 \text{ dollars/bottle} = 8.00 \text{ dollars}. \]
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According to the promotion, for every 2 bottles purchased, the customer receives 1 bottle for free. So, when the customer buys 4 bottles:
- They pay for the first 2 bottles ($2.00 each = $4.00).
- They receive the first free bottle.
- They then pay for the next 2 bottles ($2.00 each = $4.00).
- They receive another free bottle.
Thus, they receive a total of 2 bottles for free (1 for each set of 2 purchased).
- Therefore, the company is losing out on the sales of the 2 free bottles. The sales amount forfeited by the company for the free bottles is: \[ 2 \text{ free bottles} \times 2.00 \text{ dollars/bottle} = 4.00 \text{ dollars}. \]
So, the correct response is: They would give away two free bottles losing the sale amount of 2 x $2.00 = $4.00.