A Company Using a Weighted-Criteria Evaluation System Has Established These

question 19

Multiple Choice

A company using a weighted-criteria evaluation system has established these 3 categories and the appropriate weight in parentheses: Quality(0.30) ,Delivery(0.40) ,Cost(0.30) .
The scores for each category are shown below.Which of the following companies has the highest total score?

• A)Company A: Quality(90),Delivery(80),Cost(60)
• B)Company C: Quality(70),Delivery(95),Cost(60)
• C)Company B: Quality(70),Delivery(80),Cost(80)
• D)All companies scored the same.

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