A Small Manufacturer Is Considering Several Locations for a New

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Essay

A small manufacturer is considering several locations for a new facility. They have identified four factors that they consider to be important for their location decision. They have decided to assign scores to the four factors, with a higher score indicating a more favorable location. Use the information in the following table to perform a factor rating to select the best location.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Weight } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Location } \\\text { A }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Location } \\\text { B }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Location } \\\text { C }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Wages } & 40 & 30 & 75 & 90 \\\hline \text { Labor Climate } & 30 & 40 & 70 & 40 \\\hline \text { Taxes } & 15 & 80 & 40 & 90 \\\hline \text { Utilities } & 15 & 75 & 60 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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