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Part $1$

Global Publishing is going to add two additional distribution centers. One center will be located in each of two countries selected from the set of four candidates. The four potential countries and $3$ KSF ratings are given below. The KSFs were evaluated on the basis of a$1-$to$-5$ rating$$ system, where $1$ means least desirable country and $5$ means most desirable.

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Key Success Factor$($KSF$)$

Spain

England

Italy

Poland

Rate of technology change

$11$

$33$

$55$

$22$

Innovations in process design

$33$

$55$

$55$

$44$

Tax rates

$11$

$55$

$33$

$55$

On the assumption that each of the $3$ KSFs is$$ equally$$important$,$ which two countries would be the best choices for locating the two new$$ distribution$$centers$?$ Why?$($Assume equal weights of$1.)$

Part $2$

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Italy and Spain

England and Poland

England and Italy

England and Spain

Italy and Poland

Poland and Spain

would be the best two countries for locating the two new distribution centers because these two countries have the largest average score of

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$($enter your response rounded to two decimal$$ places$).$