Question $1(3\mathrm{.}333$ points$)$

A consulting agency has a specialty of supporting global government entities in a public$-$private partnership to plan and implement infrastructure improvement needs. This consulting agency is currently is evaluating locations to open a new office to manage sales, projects, and other customer needs to expand their global network. A project team was formed that identified the following priorities for this location decision. Then available locations were researched and rated for each of the factors prioritized. The team built the following decision matrix:

$\backslash$table$[[$Factors$,$Weight,$\backslash$table$[[$Southeast$],[$Asia$]],\backslash$table$[[$South$],[$Africa$]],\backslash$table$[[$Middle$],[$East$]]],[\backslash$table$[[$Political$],[$Environment$]],\mathrm{.}14,8,7,9],[\backslash$table$[[$Economic$],[$Situation$]],\mathrm{.}22,6,9,4],[\backslash$table$[[$Customer$],[$Opportunities$]],\mathrm{.}18,4,8,6],[\backslash$table$[[$Technologies$],[$Available$]],\mathrm{.}25,7,4,6],[$Real Estate,$\mathrm{.}21,4,3,5]]$

Which location should the consulting agency select?

Middle East

South Africa

Southeast Asia