1.Southern Markets, Inc., is considering the use of ABC analysis to focus on the most critical SKUs in its inventory. Currently, there are approximately 20,000 different SKUs with a total dollar usage of $10,000,000 per year.
a. What would you expect to be the number of SKUs and the total annual dollar usage for A items, B items and C items at Southern Markets, Inc.?
b. The following table provides a random sample of the unit values and annual demands of eight SKUs.
Categorize these SKUs as A, B, and Citems.