At the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Announced

question 26

Multiple Choice

At the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola announced an agreement to reduce the calorie content of their products by 20 percent before 2025. The new cola from Pepsi-Cola is sweetened with a combination of sugar and stevia leaf extract, resulting in a soft drink with the same flavor of Pepsi but only 60 calories. A potential showstopper for this product is likely to be

• A)a lack of advertising on television.
• B)in the past, mid-calorie soft drinks such as Pepsi Next (2012) have not been successful.
• C)a lower profit margin due to the added costs of expensive ingredients.
• D)cannibalization of the company's existing sodas.
• E)the use of a combination of sugar and stevia leaf instead.

Use statistical evidence to make decisions or inferences about population proportions.

Understand the structure and properties of cyclopentanone and its hydrates.

Demonstrate knowledge of reaction mechanisms involving acyl chlorides and other organic transformations.

Explain the effects of protonation on the electrophilicity and reactivity of carbonyl groups.

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