Eagle Electronics must expand by building a second facility. The search has been narrowed down to locating the new facility in one of four cities: Atlanta (A), Baltimore (B), Chicago (C), or Dallas (D). The factors, scores, and weights follow:

(a) Using the factor-rating method, what is the recommended site for Eagle Electronics€™s new facility?
(b) For what range of values for the weight (currently w7 = 10) does the site given as the answer to part (a) remain a recommendedsite?

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Scores by Site Weight (W) A B C D i Factor 1 Labor quality 2 Quality of life 3 Transportation 4 Proximity to markets 5 Proximity to suppliers 6 Taxes 7 Energy supplies 20 16 16 14 12 12 10 2 5 5 4