In the A-B-C classification system, items which account for about 15 percent of the annual dollar value, but which account for a majority of the inventory items, would be classified as: Select one: O A. A items. O B. B items. OC. C items. OD. A items plus B items. O E. B items plus Citems. Gourmet Pretzels bakes soft pretzels on an assembly line. It currently bakes 800 pretzels each eight-hour shift. If the production is increased to 1,200 pretzels each shift, then productivity will have increased by: Select one: O A. 67 percent. O B. 33 percent. O C. 25 percent. O D. 50 percent. The Pareto principle is best applied to which of the following inventory systems? Select one: O A. ABC classification O B. EOQ O C. Fixed-order quantity O D. Fixed-time-period O E. Single-period ordering system The purpose of control charts is to: Select one: weed out defective items. O B. determine if the output is within tolerances/specifications. O C. estimate the proportion of output that is acceptable. O D. provide meaningful work for quality inspectors. O E. distinguish between random variation and assignable variation in the process