1.  Jean-Marie Bourjolly’s restaurant has the following inventory items that it orders on a weekly basis:   Inventory Item $ Value/Case # Ordered/Week Rib eye steak 157 5 Lobster tail 267 8 Pasta 45 10 Salt 25 5 Napkins 34 17 Tomato sauce 45 27 French fries 65 5 Pepper 25 9 Garlic powder 33 13 Trash can liners 34 8 Tablecloths 54 6 Fish fillets 165 6 Prime rib roasts 188 6 Oil 50 35 Lettuce (case) 57 14 Chickens 97 5 Order pads 34 5 Eggs (case) 44 15 Bacon 78 6 Sugar 26 6   a) Which is the most expensive item, using annual dollar volume? b) Which are C items? c) What is the annual dollar volume for all 20 items?

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  • Jean-Marie Bourjolly’s restaurant has the following inventory items that it orders on a weekly basis:

 

Inventory Item

$ Value/Case

# Ordered/Week

Rib eye steak

157

5

Lobster tail

267

8

Pasta

45

10

Salt

25

5

Napkins

34

17

Tomato sauce

45

27

French fries

65

5

Pepper

25

9

Garlic powder

33

13

Trash can liners

34

8

Tablecloths

54

6

Fish fillets

165

6

Prime rib roasts

188

6

Oil

50

35

Lettuce (case)

57

14

Chickens

97

5

Order pads

34

5

Eggs (case)

44

15

Bacon

78

6

Sugar

26

6

 

a) Which is the most expensive item, using annual dollar volume?

b) Which are C items?

c) What is the annual dollar volume for all 20 items?

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