Daniel Tracy, owner of Martin Manufacturing, must expand by building a new factory. The search for a location for this factory has been narrowed to four sites: A, B, C, or D. The following table shows the results thus far obtained by Tracy by using the factor-rating method to analyze the problem. The scale used for each factor scoring is 1 through 5.

(a) Which site should Tracy choose?
(b) If site D€™s score for Energy costs increases from a 3 to a 5, do results change?
(c) If site A€™s Weather score is adjusted to a 4, what is the impact? What should Tracy do at thispoint?

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Site Scores Weight A C D Factor 10 Quality of labor Construction cost Transportation costs Proximity to mrkets Taxes Weather Energy costs 7 5 4