#$4$ Preference Matrix $[10$ marks$]$

A company is looking to select the best software for project management. They have identified four software alternatives which they have listed as software A$,$ B$,$ C$,$ and D$.$ To select the best software, the company has identified five criteria for evaluation. The criteria are weighted based on their importance. The criteria are:

$1.$ Cost $($weight: $30\%)$

$2.$ Ease of Use $($weight: $25\%)$

$3.$ Features $($weight: $20\%)$

$4.$ Integration $($weight: $15\%)$

$5.$ Support $($weight: $10\%)$

Each software is rated on a scale of $1$ to $10$ for each criterion $(10$ being the best$).$

Criteria

Weight

Software A

Software B

Software C

Software D

Cost

$0\mathrm{.}30$

$7$

$9$

$6$

$8$

Ease of Use

$0\mathrm{.}25$

$8$

$7$

$9$

$6$

Features

$0\mathrm{.}20$

$9$

$8$

$7$

$10$

Integration

$0\mathrm{.}15$

$6$

$8$

$9$

$7$

Support

$0\mathrm{.}10$

$8$

$7$

$8$

$9$