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(b) Calculate the change in percentage of on-time deliveries from the previous to the current year for each carrier. Indicate whether or not a carrier's on-time percentage decreased from the previous year to the current year. (Use current - previous.) Carrier Change in On- Increase/ Time Percentage Decrease Blue Box Shipping % ---Select--- V Cheetah LLC % ---Select--- Granite State Carriers % ---Select--- Honsin Limited ---Select--- Jones Brothers ---Select--- V Minutemen Company % ---Select--- Rapid Response ---Select--- v Smith Logistics % ---Select--- V Super Freight % ---Select---Ohio Logistics manages the logistical activities for firms by matching companies that need products shipped with carriers that can provide the best rates and best service for the companies. Ohio Logistics is very concerned that its carriers deliver their customers material on time, so it carefully monitors the percentage of on-time deliveries. Suppose the following table contains a list of the carriers used by Ohio Logistics and the corresponding on-time percentages for the current and previous years. Previous Year Current Year On- Carrier On-Time Time Deliveries Deliveries (%) (%) Blue Box Shipping 88.5 94.7 Cheetah LLC 89.4 91.7 Granite State Carriers 81.9 87.5 Honsin Limited 74.1 80.2 Jones Brothers 68.8 82.9 Minutemen Company 90.9 84.3 Rapid Response 78.9 70.8 Smith Logistics 84.2 88.8 Super Freight 92.0 86.9 (a) Sort the carriers in descending order by their current year's percentage of on-time deliveries. Which carrier is providing the best service in the current year? OBlue Box Shipping OHonsin Limited ORapid Response OCheetah LLC OJones Brothers OSmith Logistics OGranite State Carriers OMinutemen Company OSuper Freight Which carrier is providing the worst service in the current year? OBlue Box Shipping OHonsin Limited ORapid Response OCheetah LLC OJones Brothers OSmith Logistics OGranite State Carriers OMinutemen Company OSuper Freight