Sam, the owner of a small company, learned that a competitor was planning to spend $$150,000$ on promotion in the next financial year. As soon as he learned this, Sam called his finance manager and said, "I want to spend $$150,000$ on promotion next year." In this case, which method of promotional budgeting does Sam use? $54)\_\_\_\_\_\_$ A$)$ the pull$-$push method B$)$ the competitive$-$parity method C$)$ the affordable method D$)$ the percentage$-$of$-$sales method E$)$ the objective$-$and$-$task method