California Manufacturing,Inc A) Product a
B) Product B
C) Both Products a Decided

Multiple Choice

California Manufacturing,Inc.is now evaluating two new product ideas,and management has decided to apply the preference matrix method.The following table shows five criteria with different weights and individual scores of each product idea.If management has established a threshold of 800,which product(s) should be accepted for further development?
$$\begin{array} {r} { \text { Score } } \\ { \text { Product } } \\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Performance Criterion } & \text { Weight } & \text { A } & \text { B } \\\text { Market potential } & 40 & 10 & 8 \\\text { Profitability } & 30 & 8 & 8 \\\text { Operations compatibility } & 15 & 2 & 10 \\\text { Investment requirements } & 10 & 4 & 6 \\\text { Risk } & \underline{ 5 } & 6 & 8 \\&{ 100 }\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

A) Product A
B) Product B
C) Both products A and B
D) Neither product A nor B