An Operations Manager Is Performing a Factor-Rating Analysis to Help

question 12

Multiple Choice

An operations manager is performing a factor-rating analysis to help her choose an outsourcing provider. She is focusing on three factors: A, B, and C, with weights of .30, .20, and .50, respectively. She has scored one potential outsourcer, Ling Services, on each of the factors using a scale of 10-50. Ling Services received a score of 30 for factor A, 46 for factor B, and 22 for factor C. What is the factor-rating score for Ling Services?

• A) 98.0
• B) 32.7
• C) 21.8
• D) 29.2
• E) 30.8

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Definitions:

Androgen-Binding Protein

A protein that binds to androgens (male sex hormones) to regulate their transport and duration of action in the body.

Oocytes

Immature eggs in the ovaries of females that may undergo meiotic division to become mature eggs capable of being fertilized.

Gametes

Mature haploid reproductive cells (e.g., sperm and eggs) that unite during sexual reproduction to form a new diploid organism.

Uterus

Hollow, muscular organ in which the fertilized ovum develops into a fetus.