An office supply Store A is offering copy paper for $3.00 per pack. Store B is running a special of buy two for $4.20 each and g
et one free. You need 12 packs of paper. Where is the best price for copy paper?
a. Store A
b. Store B
c. They are the same
d. Not enough information provided
For store A the final price for 12 packs of paper is:
= 12 packs × $3/pack = $36
For store B:
In order to get 12 packs from the special you must by 4 specials because you buy two and get one free which means you get 3 packs with each special. Therefore:
= 4 × 2×($4.20) = $33.6
Therefore option b from store B is the best price because it is $2.4 cheaper than option a from store A
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