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You have performed a total cost analysis for two suppliers of a product you are interested in purchasing. You have considered various qualities of your suppliers such as delivery speed, consistent quality and environmental sensitivity in their selection process. Each criterion is given a weight (total = 100 points), and each supplier is scored on each criterion (1 = poor, 10 = excellent). The data are shown in the following table. Using the preference matrix approach for selecting suppliers, which supplier would you select? Criterion Weight Supplier1 Supplier2 Total Cost 20 5 6 Delivery Speed 25 6 5 Consistent Quality 25 8 6 Environmental Sensitivity 30 4 7 Bee O More information is needed to make this decision O Neither is acceptable-their preference matrix scores are not high enough to be selected O Apple