Beagle clothiers uses a weighted score for the evaluation and selection of its suppliers of trendy fashion garments. each supplier is rated on a 10-point scale (10equalshighest) for four different criteria: price, quality, delivery, and flexibility (to accommodate changes in quantity and timing). because of the volatility of the business in which beagle operates, flexibility is given twice the weight of each of the other three criteria, which are equally weighted (the sum of the four weights equals 1). the table shows the scores for three potential suppliers for the four performance criteria. rating criteria supplier a supplier b supplier c 1. price 7 9 6 2. quality 7 6 9 3. delivery 6 9 7 4. flexibility 8 7 9 based on the highest weighted score, which supplier should be selected?

Which of the following is the most important role of marketing in the process selection decision? identifying points of differentiation for mass customization. stimulating demand in developing markets. estimating and managing future demand. providing translation of the voice of the customer.

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The monthly payment m of a loan of amount p for y years with an interest rate r can be calculated by the formula: m = p(r/12) 1 â’ (1 + r/12)â’12y calculate the monthly payment and the cummulative total payment for a $100,000 loan with an interest rate of 4.85% if taken out for 10 years, for 11 years, etc., up to a 30 year term. display the results in a three-column table where the first column is the number of years, the second is the monthly payment, and the third is the cummulative total payment. note: use format bank; for this problem. also, remember to represent the interest rate as a decimal (e.g. 0.0485) 2. a torus-shaped water tube is designed to have a volume of 8, 000in3 . the volume of the tube, v , and its surface area, s, are given by: v = 1 4 ď€ 2 (a + b)(b â’ a) 2 s = ď€ 2 (b 2 â’ a 2 ) if a = kb, determine s, a, and b for k = 0.2, 0.3, 0.7. display the results in a table