A Location Analysis Has Been Narrowed Down to Three Locations

question 3

Multiple Choice

A location analysis has been narrowed down to three locations. The critical factors, their weights, and the ratings for each location are shown below: $$\begin{array} {c} \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad{ \text { Location } } \\\begin{array} { l c c c c } \text { Factor } &\text { Wt. } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } \\\hline \text { Labor Cost } & .4 & 70 & 80 & 90 \\\text { Transportation Cost } & .2 & 80 & 80 & 60 \\\text { Market Access } & .2 & 90 & 70 & 60 \\\text { Raw Materials Cost } & .1 & 50 & 70 & 90 \\\text { Utility Cost } & .1 & 80 & 90 & 70\end{array}\end{array}$$ What is the composite score for location B?

• A) 76
• B) 75
• C) 78
• D) 74
• E) 76.33

Understand the role of daily hassles and their accumulation in predicting physical illness better than major life events.

Become aware of the socioeconomic factors associated with increased stress and health problems.

Understand the relationship between daily hassles and major life events in contributing to stress.

Recognize the impact of socioeconomic status on psychological distress, physical illness, and stress levels.

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Definitions:

Hegel

A German philosopher who developed a comprehensive philosophical framework known as absolute idealism, focusing on the development of self-consciousness and the dialectics of history.

Science

Systematic inquiry into the nature of the natural world and physical reality that depends on empirical observation and experimentation.

Ontology

The branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of being and existence.

Idealism

A philosophical theory that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual in nature.