Question: Four new road links A , B , C and D are to be constructed during a five - year plan period. Suggest the order

Four new road links A, B, C and D are to be constructed during a five-year plan period. Suggest the order of priority for phasing the road construction programme based on maximum utility approach. Assume utility units of 0.5,1.0,2 and 4 for four population ranges and 2,2 and 5 units per 1000 t of agriculture, raw material and industrial products from the following data:\table[[\table[[Road],[Link]],\table[[Length],[km]],No. of villages served with population range,Productivity served, t],[500,501-1000,1001-2000,>2000,Agricultural,\table[[Raw],[material]],\table[[Industrial],[product]]],[A,65,30,15,10,3,8000,3000,1000],[B,25,20,8,6,3,5000,1000,1600],[C,30,15,6,5,5,6000,2000,3200],[D,40,40,4,3,2,3000,7000,500]]
Four new road links A , B , C and D are to be

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