A location analysis has been narrowed down to three locations. The critical factors, their weights, and the ratings for each location are shown below:

Location

Factor

Wt$.$

A

B

C

Labor Cost

$\mathrm{.}4$

$70$

$80$

$90$

Transportation Cost

$\mathrm{.}2$

$80$

$80$

$60$

Market Access

$\mathrm{.}2$

$90$

$70$

$60$

Raw Materials Cost

$\mathrm{.}1$

$50$

$70$

$90$

Utility Cost

$\mathrm{.}1$

$80$

$90$

$70$

If the decisions rule is to select the location with the greatest composite score exceeding $80,$ management should choose:

A location analysis has been narrowed down to three locations. The critical factors, their weights, and the ratings for each location are shown below:

Location

Factor

Wt$.$

A

B

C

Labor Cost

$\mathrm{.}4$

$70$

$80$

$90$

Transportation Cost

$\mathrm{.}2$

$80$

$80$

$60$

Market Access

$\mathrm{.}2$

$90$

$70$

$60$

Raw Materials Cost

$\mathrm{.}1$

$50$

$70$

$90$

Utility Cost

$\mathrm{.}1$

$80$

$90$

$70$

If the decisions rule is to select the location with the greatest composite score exceeding $80,$ management should choose:

location A

location B

location C

either B or C

to reject all locations