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Oakwood Hospital is considering using ABC analysis to classify laboratory SKUs i

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Question

Oakwood Hospital is considering using ABC analysis to classify laboratory SKUs into three categories: those that will be delivered daily from their supplier (Class A items), those that will be controlled using a continuous review system (B items), and those that will be held in a two bin system (C items) The following table shows the annual dollar usage for a sample of eight SKUs. Fill in the blanks for annual dollar usage below. (Enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number.) Annual Dollar Usage SKU Unit Value Demand (units) $0.02 $4.50 $0.25 $0.55 $1.00 $0.90 $1.50 $0.03 1,200 800 65,000 100 40,000 350 150 115,000 4 6 8

Explanation / Answer

Annual Dollar Usage will be defined as :

Annual Dollar Usage = Unit value x Demand ( units)

SKU

Unit Value ($)

Demand ( Unit)

Annual Dollar usage ( $)

1

0.02

1200

24

2

4.50

800

3600

3

0.25

65000

16250

4

0.55

100

55

5

1.00

40000

40000

6

0.90

350

315

7

1.50

150

225

8

0.03

115000

3450

SKU

Unit Value ($)

Demand ( Unit)

Annual Dollar usage ( $)

1

0.02

1200

24

2

4.50

800

3600

3

0.25

65000

16250

4

0.55

100

55

5

1.00

40000

40000

6

0.90

350

315

7

1.50

150

225

8

0.03

115000

3450