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Transcribed Image Text:The vice president of Harling Equipment needs to select a new director of marketing. The two possible candidates are Bill Jacobs
and Nia Martin, and the criteria thought to be most relevant in the selection are leadership ability (L), personal skills (P), and
administrative skills (A). The following pairwise comparison matrices were obtained:
L
P
A
Criterion
L
1
3
2
Jacobs
Martin
P
1 1
3 2
1
5
1
5
Jacobs
Martin
Criterion
Jacobs
Leadership
Martin
A
Administrative
Personal
Jacobs Martin
1
1
1
Administrative
|0
3
3
1
Jacobs
Martin
Which candidate is preferred?
Jacobs
Martin
Leadership
Jacobs Martin
1
2
2
1
Candidate Leadership Priority Personal Priority Administrative Priority
Jacobs
(a) Compute the priorities for each pairwise comparison matrix. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
Priority
Martin
(b) Determine an overall priority for each candidate. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
Personal
Jacobs
1
4
Martin
1
4
1
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