a) Based on the given information, the best site for Daniel Tracy is (Enter your response as an integer.) with a total weighted score of b) If site D's score for Energy costs increases from a 2 to a 5, 0's weighted score will be (Enter your response as a whole number.) Then the best site for Daniel Tracy will be with a weighted score of (Enter your response as a whole number.) (Enter your response as a whole number.) c) If site B's Weather score is adiusted to a 5. B's weighted score will be Click to select your answer(s).
a) Based on the given information, the best site for Daniel Tracy is (Enter your response as an integer.) with a total weighted score of b) If site D's score for Energy costs increases from a 2 to a 5, 0's weighted score will be (Enter your response as a whole number.) Then the best site for Daniel Tracy will be with a weighted score of (Enter your response as a whole number.) (Enter your response as a whole number.) c) If site B's Weather score is adiusted to a 5. B's weighted score will be Click to select your answer(s).
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Transcribed Image Text:Daniel Tracy, owner of Martin Manufacturing, must expand by building a new factory. The search for a location
for this factory has been narrowed to four sites: A, B, C, or D. The following table shows the results thus far
obtained by Tracy by using the factor-rating method to analyze the problem. The scale used for each factor
scoring is 1 through 5.
Factor Factor Description
Quality of labor
1
2356
2 Construction cost
3 Transportation costs
Proximity to Markets
4
5
6
7
Taxes
Weather
Energy costs
Weight
10
A
5
3
2777656
353
6
3
5
1
3
a) Based on the given information, the best site for Daniel Tracy is
(Enter your response as an integer.)
B
15037
3
4
3
3
Site Scores
с
5
3
4
5
2
4
2
with a total weighted score of
4
D
523
4
4
4
b) If site D's score for Energy costs increases from a 2 to a 5, D's weighted score will be (Enter your response as a whole number)
Then the best site for Daniel Tracy will be with a weighted score of
c) If site B's Weather score is adiusted to a 5. B's weighted score will be
Click to select your answer(s).
(Enter your response as a whole number.)
(Enter your response as a whole number.)
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