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score of 2, and method C received a score of 1 How would this additional information affect your "fair" as 2, and "poor" as 1. Usea weighted score model to help Nina come to a decision recommendation? 9. Nina is trying to decide in which of four shopping centers to locate her new boutique, Some locationes attract a higher class of clientele than otherrs, some are in an indoor mall, some have a much greater customer traffic volume than others, and, of course, rent varies considerably from one location to another. Because of the nature of her store, she has decided that the class of clientele is the most important Location 1 2 Class of clientele Fair Good Poor Good Rent Good Fair Poor Good Indoor mall consideration, the higher the better. Following this, how Good Poor Good Poor ever, she must pay attention to her expenses and rent is a Traffic volume Good Fair Good Poor major item, probably 90 percent as important as clientele An indoor, temperature-controlled mall is a big help, however, for stores such as hers where 70 peroent of sales 10. Referring to Problem 9, develop a spreadsheet to help Nina select a location for her boutique. Suppose Nna is ahle to negotiate a lower rent at location 3 and thus raise its are from passersby slowly strolling and window shopping Thus, she rates this as about 95 percent as important as rent Last, a higher traffic volume of shoppers means mores ranking to "good" How does this affect the overall rank ings of the four kcations" potential sales; she thus rates this factor as 80 percent as important as rent. As an aid in visualizing her location alternatives, she has constracted the following table. A "good is scored as 3 INCIDENTC EnD DISCUCSION

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