A company is about to select a vendor for the outsourcing of all of its engineering, environmental, andCAD requirements. It has identified four criteria critical to the selection. These criteria, and theirimportance weights, appear below. Three firms, A, C, and E, have indicated that they are interested in thisposition. The company has scored each of the three candidates on these criteria, using a 1-10 scale, where10 is best. Candidate A scored 7, 6, 7, and 5 on the four criteria. Candidate C scored 9, 5, 8, and 6.Candidate E scored 5, 10, 9, and 7.

Which vendor has the highest composite score?

Criterion	Weight
Engineering expertise	.40
Financial and managerial strength	.20
Integrity	.15
Staff experience and qualifications	.25