| A manager has received an analysis of several cities being considered for a new office complex. The data (10 points maximum) are as follows: |
| Location Score | |||
| Factor | A | B | C |
| Business services | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Community services | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Real estate cost | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Construction costs | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Cost of living | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Taxes | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Transportation | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| a. | If the manager weights the factors equally, how would the locations stack up in terms of their composite factor rating scores? |
| A | is the best. |
| b. | If business services and construction costs are given weights that are double the weights of the other factors, how would the locations stack up? |
| A | is best and is least |