A manager has received an analysis of several cities being considered for a new orderfulfillment center (warehouse) for the Shop at Home Network. The scores (scale is 10 points= best) are contained in the table below.FactorBusiness servicesCommunity servicesReal estate costConstruction costsOperating costsBusiness taxesTransportation costsW7578568X9736496Y5675767Z4765648i.If the manager weights the factors equally, how would the locations be ranked?ii.If transportation costs and real estate costs are given weights that are triple theweights of the others, should the locations be ranked differently?

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