Table: stores
+-------------+---------+ | Column Name | Type | +-------------+---------+ | store_id | int | | store_name | varchar | | location | varchar | +-------------+---------+ store_id is the unique identifier for this table. Each row contains information about a store and its location.
Table: inventory
+-------------+---------+ | Column Name | Type | +-------------+---------+ | inventory_id| int | | store_id | int | | product_name| varchar | | quantity | int | | price | decimal | +-------------+---------+ inventory_id is the unique identifier for this table. Each row represents the inventory of a specific product at a specific store.
Write a solution to find stores that have inventory imbalance - stores where the most expensive product has lower stock than the cheapest product.
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different productsReturn the result table ordered by imbalance ratio in descending order, then by store name in ascending order.
The result format is in the following example.
Example:
Input:
stores table:
+----------+----------------+-------------+ | store_id | store_name | location | +----------+----------------+-------------+ | 1 | Downtown Tech | New York | | 2 | Suburb Mall | Chicago | | 3 | City Center | Los Angeles | | 4 | Corner Shop | Miami | | 5 | Plaza Store | Seattle | +----------+----------------+-------------+
inventory table:
+--------------+----------+--------------+----------+--------+ | inventory_id | store_id | product_name | quantity | price | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------+--------+ | 1 | 1 | Laptop | 5 | 999.99 | | 2 | 1 | Mouse | 50 | 19.99 | | 3 | 1 | Keyboard | 25 | 79.99 | | 4 | 1 | Monitor | 15 | 299.99 | | 5 | 2 | Phone | 3 | 699.99 | | 6 | 2 | Charger | 100 | 25.99 | | 7 | 2 | Case | 75 | 15.99 | | 8 | 2 | Headphones | 20 | 149.99 | | 9 | 3 | Tablet | 2 | 499.99 | | 10 | 3 | Stylus | 80 | 29.99 | | 11 | 3 | Cover | 60 | 39.99 | | 12 | 4 | Watch | 10 | 299.99 | | 13 | 4 | Band | 25 | 49.99 | | 14 | 5 | Camera | 8 | 599.99 | | 15 | 5 | Lens | 12 | 199.99 | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------+--------+
Output:
+----------+----------------+-------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | store_id | store_name | location | most_exp_product | cheapest_product | imbalance_ratio | +----------+----------------+-------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | 3 | City Center | Los Angeles | Tablet | Stylus | 40.00 | | 1 | Downtown Tech | New York | Laptop | Mouse | 10.00 | | 2 | Suburb Mall | Chicago | Phone | Case | 25.00 | +----------+----------------+-------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
Explanation:
The Results table is ordered by imbalance ratio in descending order, then by store name in ascending order