Consider the Table below, particularly the OTB columns.

a. How do retailers use OTB in their planning?

b. Suppose that the Eagles win the Super Bowl this year, and a sports retailer wants to special-order some t-shirts featuring the Eagles. Which store will be able to order them? Which stores have overspent?

c. Take a look at the figures for Store B. If you were a consultant, what would you recommend that they change in order to be profitable?

Store	Planned Purchases	EOM Planned End of Month Stock	Planned Sales for that period	Planned Reductions	BOM Beginning of Month Stock	Open to Buy	Merchandise on Order	Merchandise Received
A	$ 4,100.00	$ 25,000.00	$ 2,500.00	$ 600.00	$ 24,000.00	$ 1,600.00	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,500.00
B	$ 1,000.00	$ 25,000.00	$ 2,500.00	$ 600.00	$ 24,000.00	$ (1,500.00)	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,500.00
C	$ 4,100.00	$ 25,000.00	$ 2,500.00	$ 600.00	$ 24,000.00	$ 2,600.00	$ -	$ 1,500.00
D	$ 4,600.00	$ 25,000.00	$ 2,500.00	$ 1,100.00	$ 24,000.00	$ (400.00)	$ 2,000.00	$ 3,000.00