A Company Is About to Select a Vendor for the Outsourcing

question 19

Essay

A company is about to select a vendor for the outsourcing of all of its engineering,environmental,and CAD requirements.It has identified four criteria critical to the selection.These criteria,and their importance weights,appear below.Three firms,A,C,and E,have indicated that they are interested in this position.The company has scored each of the three candidates on these criteria,using a 1-10 scale,where 10 is best.Candidate A scored 7,7,7,and 5 on the four criteria.Candidate C scored 9,4,8,and 6.Candidate E scored 5,10,10,and 7.Which vendor has the highest composite score?

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Definitions:

Foreign Currency

Money or other form of payment issued by a government other than the home country of the business or individual.

Appreciates

Refers to an increase in the value of an asset over time, often influenced by market dynamics or enhancements to the asset.

Cash Flow Hedge

A hedge of the exposure to variability in cash flows of a recognized asset or liability, or a forecasted transaction, that could affect profit or loss.

Fair Value

The price that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.