2. A grocery store owner wanted to have a sale of special foot-long hot dogs from a supplier for the 4th of July. He called in the ad to the newspaper and then called in the hot dog order using last year’s catalog. Since the catalog priced the hot dogs at $1.99 a dozen, he placed his ad for $2.99 a dozen, expecting a profit of $1.00 a dozen. What statement below is correct? A. The store owner will definitely not make his profit because the supplier now adds shipping to the cost of the order. B. The store owner might not make $1.00 profit per dozen because the supplier's prices may have gone up C.The supplier will definitely keep the same prices for a former customer. D.The store owner will definitely make his $1.00 profit per dozen because the prices stay the same from year to year.
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