For the office layout shown below, determine the closeness desirability rating using the closeness desirability matrix below. Treat the hallway as if it doesn€™t exist (i.e., the Production and Accounting Departments touch each other). The desirability scale used is: -1 = undesirable, 0 = unimportant, 1 = slightly important, 2 = important, and 3 = very important. Can you find a more desirable layout? How could you use both the total distance traveled and the closeness desirability in assessing the layout alternatives? 

Closeness Desirability Matrix

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Production (2) Management (1) Engineering (3) Reception (4) Files (5) Accounting (6) Purchasing (7) Sales (8) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) -1 (2) (3) 2 (4) 2 (5) 2 (6) (7) 3. 3. 2. 3. 3. 2. 2. 3. 2. 3. 2.