Taterville is served by four store chains that sell snack chips. Spud Wilson has collected the following sales information for the chains and the various chip brands that are stocked. Sam's Frank's Kate Modern Chain Store Discount Kaufhaus Superstore Number of Stores 1 1 1 5 Sales: All Goods $100,000 $192,000 $50,000 $500,000 Idaho Fried Chips $1,000 $2,000 $300 $5,500 Lei's Chips $1,000 $500 $6,000 DoorRightos $700 $800 Private Label Chips $600 $1,000 Stock-Keeping-Units (SKUs) Carried: All Goods 12,000 8,000 5,000 54,000 Idaho Fried Chips 2 2 1 3 Lei's Chips 0 3 1 4 DoorRightos 1 0 0 3 Private Label Chips 0 0 1 2 What are the total sales for all outlets

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

Kiona co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. the following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in may (the last month of the company's fiscal year). may 1 prepared a company check for $350 to establish the petty cash fund. 15 prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 1. a. paid $109.20 for janitorial services. b. paid $89.15 for miscellaneous expenses. c. paid postage expenses of $60.90. d. paid $80.01 to the county gazette (the local newspaper) for an advertisement. e. counted $26.84 remaining in the petty cashbox. 16 prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $550. 31 the petty cashier reports that $380.27 cash remains in the fund. a company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 15. f. paid postage expenses of $59.10. g. reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $47.05. h. paid $48.58 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms fob destination. 31 the company decides that the may 16 increase in the fund was too large. it reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $500.

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?