Paola Is Using a Formal Decision-Making Process to Buy a New

question 5

Multiple Choice

Paola is using a formal decision-making process to buy a new car.She has already identified her problem as: Which car should she buy? Which of the following identifies criteria that Paola might establish for her decision?

• A) List all available models of cars currently on the market.
• B) List characteristics such as price, reliability, and style.
• C) Rank how important characteristics such as price, reliability, and style are to her.
• D) Use data to rank such characteristics such as price, reliability, and style.

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Definitions:

Dollar Value

The worth of something expressed in terms of the amount of money it can be exchanged for.

Kirkpatrick's Model

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Return On Investment

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Training Evaluation

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