Chapter $12(6^{th}$ edition$)/$ Chapter $11(7^{th}$ edition$)-$Inventory Management $[17$ points$]$

OM Textbook Problems p $478(6^{th}$ edition$)-$ Question # $3$ or p $438(7^{th}$ edition$)$ Question #$22[6$ points$]$

The following table contains the monthly usage and unit costs for a random sample of $15$ items from a list of $2,000$ inventory items at a health care facility. $102$

$\backslash$table$[[$Item$,$Unit Cost,Monthly Usage$],[$K$34,10,200],[$K$35,25,600],[$K$36,36,150],[$M$10,16,25],[$M$20,20,80],[$Z$45,80,700],[$F$14,20,300],[$F$95,30,800],[$F$99,20,60],[$D$45,10,550],[$D$48,12,90],[$D$52,15,110],[$N$57,40,120]]$

a$.$ Druelop an A$-$B$-$C classiffcation for these items.

b$.$ How could the manager use this information?

c$.$ After reviewing your classiflcation scheme, suppose that the manager decides to place item P$05$ into the A category. What are some possable explanations for this decision?