Harambe Zoo decides to run a promotion offering commemorative gorilla coins with every purchase of a pair of entry tickets. Much to their horror, they soon learn that purchase tax will be imposed on the coins since visitors are deemed to have entered a contract of sale of the coins. The Zoo contends that the coins are meant as gifts and are thus exempt from the tax. Will their argument succeed?
A) Yes, since a reasonable person who visited the zoo would not have intended to be bound by a contract.
B) No, because the offer of free coins can properly be regarded as a business matter.
C) No, since the visitors to the zoo were not bona fide purchasers for value of the coins.
D) None of the options provided are correct.

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The offer of free coins with the purchase of entry tickets can be seen as a business promotion, and thus, the transaction involving the coins can be considered part of a contract of sale, making them subject to purchase tax.

Harambe Zoo Decides to Run a Promotion Offering Commemorative Gorilla