In las meninas how does the placement or arrangement of the figures in the painting affect where you as the viewer imagine yourself in relationship to the subject?

What do sellers do if they expect the price of goods they have for sale to increase dramatically in the near future? store the goods indefinitely regardless of when the price rises store the goods until the price rises and then try to sell them sell the goods now and try to invest the money instead of resupplying sell the goods now but try to get the higher price for them