a. Which location, A or B, should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score?b. If the factors were weighted equally, would the choice change? Accel Express, Inc., collected the following information on where to locate a warehouse (1 poor, 10 = excellent):Location ScoreLocation FactorFactor Weight3.Construction costsUtilities availableBusiness servicesReal estate cost1010101010301010Quality of lifeTransportation3010a. Which location, A or B, should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score?integers)The total weighted score for location A is and the total weighted score for location Bis so location B should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score. (Enter your responsesb. If the factors were weighted equally, would the choice change?O A. Yes, location B would be the best choice.O B. Yes, because the two locations would be tiedO C. No, location B would still be the best choice.O D. No, location A would still be the best choiceO E. Yes, location A would be the best choice.

Accel Express, Inc, collected the following information on where to locate a warehouse (1 poor, 10 excellent) Location Score Location Factor Factor Weight 10 Construction costs Usilities avalable Business services 10 10 10 10 10 10 Real estate cost Quality of life Transportation 30 30 10 7. a. Which location, A or B, should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score? The total weighted score for location Aisand the total weighted score for location B is so location B should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score. (Enter your responses as integers) b. If the factors were weighted equally, would the choice change? OA. Yes, location B would be the best choice OB. Yes, because the two locations would be tied OC. No, location B would stil be the best choice O D. No, location A would still be the best choice O E. Yes, location A would be the best choice.

Accel Express, Inc, collected the following information on where to locate a warehouse (1 poor, 10 excellent) Location Score Location Factor Factor Weight 10 Construction costs Usilities avalable Business services 10 10 10 10 10 10 Real estate cost Quality of life Transportation 30 30 10 7. a. Which location, A or B, should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score? The total weighted score for location Aisand the total weighted score for location B is so location B should be chosen on the basis of the total weighted score. (Enter your responses as integers) b. If the factors were weighted equally, would the choice change? OA. Yes, location B would be the best choice OB. Yes, because the two locations would be tied OC. No, location B would stil be the best choice O D. No, location A would still be the best choice O E. Yes, location A would be the best choice.

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

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