Gander University is contemplating opening a European campus where students from the main campus could go to take courses for one of the four college years. At the moment, it is considering five countries: the Netherlands, Britain, Italy, Belgium, and Greece. The university wishes to consider eight factors in its decision. All the factors have equal weight. The following table illustrates its assessment of each factor for each country (5 is best).

a) In which country should Gander University choose to set up its European campus?
b) How would the decision change if the €œdegree to which the population can converse in English€ was not an issue?

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Factor Factor Description 1 Stability of Netherlands Britain Italy Belgium Greece 5 3 4 government Degree to which the population 2 4 3 can converse in English 3 4 3 Stability of the monetary 3 system Communi- 4 4 3 cations infrastructure 5 Transportation 3 5 3 infrastructure 6 Availability of historic/ 3 cultural sites 7 Import restrictions 4 3 4 4 8 Availability 4 3 of suitable quarters 3. 3. 4) 3.