Serena Is Evaluating Two Different Models of Hair Dryers-Model a and Model

question 70

Multiple Choice

Serena is evaluating two different models of hair dryers-Model A and Model B. She assigns belief ratings from 1 = very poor to 10 = very good and importance ratings from 10 = most important to 1 = least important. She sets a minimum mental cutoff point of 5 for all the features. Which of the following models is most likely to be selected by Serena if she employs the conjunctive rule to make the decision? $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Attributes } & \text { Importance } & \text { Model A } & \text { Model B } \\\hline & & \text { Belief ratings } & \text { Belief ratings } \\\hline \text { Low price } & 8 & 7 & 4 \\\hline \text { Styling } & 9 & 6 & 7 \\\hline \text { Power efficiency } & 6 & 8 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) Model A, as all the features have a rating above 5
• B) Model B, as it has the highest power efficiency of 10
• C) Model B, as it scores the highest on the styling criterion
• D) Model A, as it scores highest on the low price attribute

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