Which of the following would NOT generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? to hedge against inflation to minimize holding costs to provide a selection of goods for anticipated customer demand and to separate the firm from fluctuations in that demand to take advantage of quantity discounts Question 2 1 pts ALl EXCEPT which of the following statements about ABC analysis are TRUE? In ABC analysis, inventory may be categorized by measures other than dollar volume. ABC analysis categorizes on-hand inventory into three groups based on annual dollar volume. ABC analysis is an application of the Pareto principle. ABC analysis suggests that all items require the same high degree of control