Microserve provides computer repair service on a contract basis to customers in five sections of the city. The five sections, the number of service contracts in each section, and the x and y coordinates of each section are as follows: No. of Coordinates Section Contracts x y Parkview 70 5.2 8.3 Mt. Airy 200 3.6 3.0 Valley 70 13.6 7.2 Norwood 300 15.1 4.0 Southgate 170 13.8 8.7 Use the center-of-gravity method to determine an ideal location for a service center. Round your answers to two decimal places. Cx: ____________ Cy: ____________
Microserve provides computer repair service on a contract basis to customers in five sections of the city. The five sections, the number of service contracts in each section, and the x and y coordinates of each section are as follows:
| No. of | Coordinates | |||||||
| Section | Contracts | x | y | |||||
| Parkview | 70 | 5.2 | 8.3 | |||||
| Mt. Airy | 200 | 3.6 | 3.0 | |||||
| Valley | 70 | 13.6 | 7.2 | |||||
| Norwood | 300 | 15.1 | 4.0 | |||||
| Southgate | 170 | 13.8 | 8.7 |
Use the center-of-gravity method to determine an ideal location for a service center. Round your answers to two decimal places.
Cx: ____________
Cy: ____________
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| Location | |||||
| Criteria | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Raw material availability | 0.06 | P | VG | OK | VG |
| Infrastructute | 0.07 | P | G | VG | OK |
| Transportation costs | 0.33 | G | P | OK | P |
| Labor relations | 0.25 | VG | G | P | OK |
| Quality of life | 0.29 | G | OK | P | VG |
| VG = Very good 5 pts; G = Good 4 pts; OK = Acceptable 3 pts ; P = Poor 1 pt. |
Using this information, determine the best and the worst location. Round your answers to two decimal places.
| Location | Total Points |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
______ is the best location and _______ is the worst location.
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