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SITE SCORES FACTOR WEIGHT A B D Quality of labor 10 4 4 Construction cost 8 2 3 4 Transportation costs Proximity to markets 8 3 4 3 2 7 5 3. 4 Taxes 6. 2 3 4 Weather 6 2 5 5 4 Energy costs 5 3

SITE SCORES FACTOR WEIGHT A B D Quality of labor 10 4 4 Construction cost 8 2 3 4 Transportation costs Proximity to markets 8 3 4 3 2 7 5 3. 4 Taxes 6. 2 3 4 Weather 6 2 5 5 4 Energy costs 5 3

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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 I through 5.                          a) Which site should Tracy choose?
b) If site D 's score for Energy costs increases from a 3 to a 5, do results change?
c) If site A's Weather score is adj usted to a 4, what is the impact? What should Tracy do at this point?
SITE SCORES FACTOR WEIGHT A B D Quality of labor 10 4 4 Construction cost 8 2 3 4 Transportation costs Proximity to markets 8 3 4 3 2 7 5 3. 4 Taxes 6. 2 3 4 Weather 6 2 5 5 4 Energy costs 5 3
Transcribed Image Text:SITE SCORES FACTOR WEIGHT A B D Quality of labor 10 4 4 Construction cost 8 2 3 4 Transportation costs Proximity to markets 8 3 4 3 2 7 5 3. 4 Taxes 6. 2 3 4 Weather 6 2 5 5 4 Energy costs 5 3
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