Assignment 25
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QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2024
, The first step in the factor rating method for evaluating location alternatives is what?
A) assign weights to factors reflecting the importance of each factor relative to the other
factors
B) select a scale by which to evaluate each alternative relative to each factor
C) evaluate each alternative relative to each factor
D) identify dominant factors
E) select the alternative with the highest score - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) identify
dominant factors
It takes many pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese. Therefore, there are many
cheese factories in dairy states because
A) cheeseheads eat a lot of cheese
B) of transportation costs
C) making cheese is a batch process
D) customers prefer domestic cheese
E) of reputation - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) of transportation costs
Which of the following is not a step in the load-distance model?
A) identify distances
B) select the site with the lowest load-distance score
C) calculate the load-distance score for each location
D) identify loads
E) solve algebraically for the best location - CORRECT ANSWERS-E) solve
algebraically for the best location
Local wage rates, presence of local unions, and attitudes of local workers would be
major factors for location decisions for businesses that