L. Houts Plastics is a large manufacturer of injection-molded plastics in North Carolina. An investigation of the company's manufacturing facility in Charlotte yields the information presented in the table below. How would the plant classify these items according to an ABC classification system? (Round dollar volume to the nearest whole number and percentage of dollar volume to two decimal places.) L. Houts Plastics Charlotte Inventory Levels Item Code Avg. Value Inventory (units) ($/unit) Dollar Volume % of Dollar Volume 1289 420 3.50 1470 2347 300 4.00 1,200 36.05 2349 120 2.50 300 9.01 2363 65 1.50 98 2394 60 1.75 105 3.15 2395 25 2.25 56 6782 20 1.15 23 0.69 7844 12 2.05 25 0.74 8210 10 2.00 20 8310 7 2.00 14 0.42 9111 6 3.00 18 0.54 3,328

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L. Houts Plastics is a large manufacturer of injection-molded plastics in North Carolina. An investigation of the company's manufacturing facility in Charlotte yields the information presented in the ← table below: How would the plant classify these items according to an ABC classification system? (Round dollar volume to the nearest whole number and percentage of dollar volume to two decimal places) Item Code Avg. Inventory (units) 1289 2347 2349 2363 2394 2395 L. Houts Plastics Charlotte Inventory Levels Value Dollar Volume (S/unit) 3.50 6782 7844 8210 8310 9111 360 300 120 65 60 25 222216 20 10 7 4.00 2.50 1.80 1.75 2.25 1.15 2.05 1.60 2.00 3.00 1,200 300 105 23 25 14 18 3,134 % of Dollar Volume 38.29 9.57 3.35 0.73 0.78 0.45 0.57

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