If that is true and if the cost of retooling machines in order to recognize the new coins is included in the new cost to the vendors, say at a nominal rate of 10 cents per purchase-a 90-cent chocolate bar going up to $1, which would be typical and we can probably expect that-then for every person who uses a machine more than five times per year, which is a safe assumption, it is going to end up costing more.
Par ailleurs, si le coût de réusinage des distributrices est refilé au consommateur, disons une augmentation de 10 cents par achat, par exemple, une tablette de chocolat passerait de 90 cents à 1 dollar.