K2 Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 31

Multiple Choice

K.2 Use the following to answer the questions below.
A department store chain is designing a layout for a new store.The store manager wants to provide as much convenience as possible for her customers.Based on historical data,the number of trips between departments per hour is given in the following closeness matrix.A block plan showing a preliminary layout is also shown. Customer travel between departments is restricted to the aisles shown in the block plan as dotted lines.
-Refer to the instruction above.Based on your calculations,would you recommend that Hardware and Toys be switched?

• A)Yes,and this is an improvement of 100 - 300 in the weighted-distance (wd)score.
• B)No,the travel distances are the same.
• C)Yes,and this is a difference of over 300 feet in the weighted-distance (wd)score.
• D)We don't have enough information to determine this.

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