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...es are the two top categories with the remaining heading that are in bold being under them. I feel that these are the major areas that should be looked at when choosing to go on a vacation. #10. A. Barchester=(100x.1)+(70x.4)+(90x0.)+(0x.2)=65 Cramwich=(30x.1)+(100x.4)+(50x.3)+(30x.2)=64 Denford=(80x.1)+(20x.4)+(100x.3)+(20x.2)=54 Eaton=(0x.1)+(20x.4)+(0x03)+(100x.2)=28 Flowton=(10x.1)+(10x.4)+(80x.3)+(70x.2)=39 B Barchester, Flowton C. 10c. To increase from the worst to best teaching facility rating, the company is willing to pay $30,000. Thus they are willing to pay $1149.87 ($30000/26.09). The figure 26.09 is the total weight of the teaching facility criterion. The company would most likely choose Barchester because the cost would be somewhat lower. In addition, Barchester has a 30% rating compared to Flowton’s 0% rating in course structure, the criterion that the company places the most weight. Overall Barchester seems to be the most favorable choice. D. The aggregate scores for the different Universities are as follows: Cramwich 78.7, Barchester 69.6, Denford 53, Enton 52.2, Flowton 39.6. After the 30,000 investment adjustment Cramwich would appear to be the one to intuitively pick. Now the discrepancy would surface in the SMART model due to the nature of the model. Though the model is simple to perform it ultimately may not show the true preferences of the decision maker. The order in which the decision makers view the problem for the first time may be different showing a different ranking system for preferences. This can be remedied by setting the certain criteria for what the most important preferences are in making the...