A company is deciding between 2 foreign firms to provide its call center services. A factor-rating method is used. Factors are rated on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best score.

A: If the factors are weighted equally (respective weights of .3333), which firm is preferred?

B: Suppose a consultant recommended that Factor 2 be 3 times as important as Factor 1, while Factor 3 should be six times as important as Factor 1. Which firm is best now using a weighted method? (Round your weights to the nearest four decimal places.)

Firm

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

A

10

8

9

B

5

8

6

In which of the following games is it clearly the case that the cooperative outcome of the game is good for the two players and bad for society? a. two oil companies own adjacent oil fields over a common pool of oil, and each company decides whether to drill one well or two wells.b. two airlines dominate air travel between city a and city b, and each airline decides whether to charge a "high" airfare or a "low" airfare on flights between those two cities.c. two superpowers decide whether to build new weapons or to disarm.d. in all of the above cases, the cooperative outcome of the game is good for the two players and bad for society