Poppy co. uses a periodic inventory system. beginning inventory on january 1 was understated by $30,000, and its ending inventory on december 31 was understated by $17,000. in addition, a purchase of merchandise costing $20,000 was incorrectly recorded as a $2,000 purchase. none of these errors were discovered until the next year. as a result, poppy's cost of goods sold for this year was:
a. overstated by $31,000.
b. overstated by $5,000.
c. understated by $31,000.
d. understated by $48,000.

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.