Powell Motors Is Interested in Purchasing New Air Filters for Its

Multiple Choice

Powell Motors is interested in purchasing new air filters for its automobiles.To select a supplier,the company is to consider two characteristics: reliability and durability.The purchase decision lies on the performance score and importance weight of each characteristic.The performance score with respect to reliability of supplier 1,supplier 2,supplier 3,supplier 4,and supplier 5 are 10,9,8,6,and 7,respectively.The performance score with respect to durability of supplier 1,supplier 2,supplier 3,supplier 4,and supplier 5 are 5,7,8,8,and 6,respectively.The company,however,scores the importance weight of reliability as 9 against the score of 8 for durability.According to the multiattribute model,Powell Motors should select _____.​

A) ​supplier 3
B) supplier 2
C) ​supplier 1
D) ​supplier 4
E) ​supplier 5