Consider the advertisement offering a promotion of "Buy two bottles of soda and get one free." If each bottle of soda is priced at $2.00 and a customer purchases 4 bottles of soda, how much money in sales is the company forfeiting due to this transaction?(2 points) Responses They would give away one free bottle loosing the sale amount of 1 x $2.00 = $2.00. They would give away one free bottle loosing the sale amount of 1 x $2.00 = $2.00. They would give away two free bottles loosing the sale amount of 2 x $2.00 = $4.00. They would give away two free bottles loosing the sale amount of 2 x $2.00 = $4.00. They would give away three free bottles loosing the sale amount of 3 x $2.00 = $6.00. They would give away three free bottles loosing the sale amount of 3 x $2.00 = $6.00. They would give away four free bottles loosing the sale amount of 4 x $2.00 = $8.00.

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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.

  1. The customer pays for 4 bottles, which means they would typically spend: \[ 4 \text{ bottles} \times 2.00 \text{ dollars/bottle} = 8.00 \text{ dollars}. \]

  2. 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).

  1. 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.

A trip to Disney World costs $3,000. When a company gives away a $2.00 bottle of soda, it cost the company $1.00. How many bottles of soda would the company need to give away to match the cost of the $3,000 Disney trip? (2 points) Responses $3,000 divided by $1.00 = 3000 bottles $3,000 divided by $1.00 = 3000 bottles $3,000 mulitplied by $2.00 = 6000 bottles $3,000 mulitplied by $2.00 = 6000 bottles $3,000 divided by $1.00 = 300 bottles $3,000 divided by $1.00 = 300 bottles $3,000 mulitplied by $2.00 = 600 bottles

To find out how many bottles of soda the company would need to give away to match the cost of the $3,000 Disney trip, we should consider the cost to the company for each bottle.

The cost to the company for each bottle of soda given away is $1.00.

  1. To match the cost of the Disney trip, we can set up the following calculation: \[ \text{Number of bottles} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Cost per bottle}} = \frac{3000}{1} = 3000 \text{ bottles}. \]

So, the correct response is: $3,000 divided by $1.00 = 3000 bottles.