[Solution Library] Ralph Janaro simply does not have time to analyze all the items in his company’s inventory. As a young manager, he has more important things to


Question: Ralph Janaro simply does not have time to analyze all the items in his company’s inventory. As a young manager, he has more important things to do. The following is a table of six items in inventory along with the unit cost and the demand in units.

IDENTIFICATION CODE UNIT COST
($)
DEMAND
IN UNITS
XX1 5.84 1,200
B66 5.40 1,110
3CPO 1.12 896
33CP 74.54 988
R2D2 4.80 1,257
RMS 2.08 961
  1. Find the total amount spent on each item during the year. What is the total investment for all these?
  2. Find the percentage of the total investment in inventory that is spent on each item.
  3. Based on the percentages in part (b), which item(s) would be classified in categories A, B, and C using ABC analysis?
  4. Which item(s) should Ralph most carefully control using quantitative techniques?
  5. How low would the demand for 33CP have to before it change to a different category?

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