A Company Desires to Locate a New Facility Based on Weighted Scores, Where Should the Company Locate Its

Multiple Choice

A company desires to locate a new facility. Based on preliminary analysis, the choice has been reduced to four locations: A, B, C, and D. These four locations were rated on a scale from 1 worst to 10 best on each of four criteria. Each criterion was also weighted to indicate its importance (i.e., the higher the weight, the more important) . The list of ratings and weights follows. Factor Score Evaluation by Location $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Criterion } & \text { W eight } & \text { A } & \text { B } & C & D \\\hline \text { Wages } & 40 & 4 & 5 & 3 & 7 \\\hline \text { State Govt. P olicies } & 30 & 8 & 5 & 7 & 5 \\\text { Unionism } & 20 & 3 & 4 & 3 & 2 \\\text { Weather } & 10 & 7 & 3 & 6 & 4 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Based on weighted scores, where should the company locate its new facilities?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D