Given the Following Information on Scores of Three Location Alternatives

question 27

Essay

Given the following information on scores of three location alternatives, which alternative would you recommend? Why? $\begin{array}{r}\text { Location }\quad\quad\quad\\\begin{array}{lcccc}\text { Factor } & \text { Wt. } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } \\\hline \text { Raw Materials } & 4 & 80 & 70 & 80 \\\text { Market } & .2 & 40 & 60 & 80 \\\text { Transportation Cost } & .1 & 90 & 70 & 50 \\\text { Labor Cost } & .2 & 70 & 70 & 50 \\\text { Construction Cost } & .1 & 90 & 80 & 60\end{array}\end{array}$

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