A photo-processing company in St. Joseph, MO, intends to open a new branch store The table below contains information on two potential locations Maryville & Kansas City (K.C). Factor Raw materials Market share Transportation cost Labor cost a Construction cost b. Weight 0.25 0.15 0.28 0.14 0.18 SCORES (out of 100) K.C. 80 40 90 70 90 Maryville 70 60 70 75 80 Which alternative is better? Why? Show the required (sufficient/adequate work) computations (10) Which location would you select if all the factors are equally likely? Show sufficient work/required computations (6)

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