Four preliminary designs for sport-utility vehicles had the characteristics listed in the following table. Using the weighted decision matrix, which design looks to be the most promising?
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Characteristics
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Parameter
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Weight factor
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Design A
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Design B
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Design C
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Design D
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Gas mileage
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Miles per gal
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0.175
|
20
|
16
|
15
|
20
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Range
|
Miles
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11.07S
|
100
|
240
|
2641
|
400
|
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Ride comfort
|
Rating
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11.40
|
Poor
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Very good
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Good
|
Fair
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Ease to convert to
|
Rating
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0.07
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Very good
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Good
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Good
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Poor
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4-wheel drive
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Load capacity
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lb.
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0.105
|
1000
|
700
|
1000
|
600
|
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Cost of repair
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Avg. of 5 parts
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0.175
|
S700
|
S625
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5600
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S500
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