After looking at the ads in her Sunday paper,Ruby decided to visit a local nursery and buy potting soil at $1.99 a bag.The regular price is $4.99 a bag.While Ruby was there she also purchased three bushes,six flowering plants,and a bird bath.You can infer from this information that the nursery used the bags of potting soil as a(n).
A)loss leader
B)price line
C)bait- and- switch
D)reference price
E)assimilator

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The nursery used the bags of potting soil as a loss leader, which is a pricing strategy where a product is sold at a price below its market cost to stimulate other profitable sales.

After Looking at the Ads in Her Sunday Paper,Ruby Decided