Consolidated Refineries, headquartered in Houston, must decide among three sites for the construction of a new oil-processing center. The firm has selected the six factors listed below as a basis for evaluation and has assigned rating weight from 1 to 5 on each factor:

Management has rated each location for each factor on a 1-to 100-point basis.

(a) Which site will be recommended based on total weighted scores?
(b) If location B€™s score for Proximity to port facilities was reset at 90, how would result change?
(c) What score would location B need on Proximity to port facilities to change itsranking?

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Factor Factor Name Rating Weight 1 Proximity to port facilities 2 Power-source availability and cost 3 Workforce attitude and cost 4 Distance from Houston 5 Community desirability 6Equipment suppliers in area 2 Factor Location A 100 80 30 10 90 50 Location B 80 70 60 80 60 60 Location C 80 100 70 60 80 90