Town Decision Criterion Weight Abbeton Bayside Cane Creek Dunnville Work ethic 0.18 80 90 70 75 Quality of life Labor laws/unionization 0.16 0.12 75 85 95 90 90 90 60 70 0.10 Infrastructure Education 60 50 60 70 0.08 80 90 85 95 Labor skill and education 0.07 75 65 70 80 Cost of living 0.06 70 80 85 75 Тахes 0.05 65 70 55 60 Incentive package Government regulations Environmental regulations Transportation Space for expansion Urban proximity 0.05 90 95 70 80 0.03 40 50 65 55 0.03 65 60 70 80 0.03 90 80 95 80 0.02 90 95 90 90 0.02 60 90 70 80

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Arsenal Electronics is to construct a new $1.2 billion semiconductor plant and has selected four
small towns in the Midwest as potential sites. The important decision criteria and grades for each
town are as follows: Develop a scoring model to determine in which town the plant should be built. 

Town
Decision Criterion
Weight Abbeton Bayside Cane Creek Dunnville
Work ethic
0.18
80
90
70
75
Quality of life
Labor laws/unionization
0.16
0.12
75
85
95
90
90
90
60
70
0.10
Infrastructure
Education
60
50
60
70
0.08
80
90
85
95
Labor skill and education
0.07
75
65
70
80
Cost of living
0.06
70
80
85
75
Тахes
0.05
65
70
55
60
Incentive package
Government regulations
Environmental regulations
Transportation
Space for expansion
Urban proximity
0.05
90
95
70
80
0.03
40
50
65
55
0.03
65
60
70
80
0.03
90
80
95
80
0.02
90
95
90
90
0.02
60
90
70
80
Transcribed Image Text:Town Decision Criterion Weight Abbeton Bayside Cane Creek Dunnville Work ethic 0.18 80 90 70 75 Quality of life Labor laws/unionization 0.16 0.12 75 85 95 90 90 90 60 70 0.10 Infrastructure Education 60 50 60 70 0.08 80 90 85 95 Labor skill and education 0.07 75 65 70 80 Cost of living 0.06 70 80 85 75 Тахes 0.05 65 70 55 60 Incentive package Government regulations Environmental regulations Transportation Space for expansion Urban proximity 0.05 90 95 70 80 0.03 40 50 65 55 0.03 65 60 70 80 0.03 90 80 95 80 0.02 90 95 90 90 0.02 60 90 70 80
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