Loss Leader
Product sold at loss to attract customers/drive traffic.
Formula
Loss Leader Margin = Selling Price − Cost Price (negative)
Real World
Tesco sells bread and milk below cost price to draw shoppers in-store, where they then buy higher-margin items like alcohol and ready meals.
Exam Focus
Always explain the mechanism: state the loss is deliberate and offset by increased sales of profitable products elsewhere in the range.
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