A Company Is Considering Denver, Seattle, and Portland as Candidate

question 19

Multiple Choice

A company is considering Denver, Seattle, and Portland as candidate locations for a new facility.For the weighted-factor rating technique, the company is evaluating each location on three factors (distance to customers, labor costs, and utility costs) .The factors are weighted 0.5, 0.3, and 0.2, respectively.Denver received scores of 90, 77, and 65 for the three factors.Seattle received scores of 87, 82, and 70.Portland received scores of 84, 86, and 75.Which of the three cities is ranked second by the weighted-factor rating technique?

• A) Denver
• B) Seattle
• C) Portland
• D) All sites are equally attractive

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