Table M1-1 portrays Jason's initial evaluation of the colleges of interest.Jason has now decided that he should emphasize Yearly Cost somewhat less,and Social Life somewhat more.His new ratings are: Yearly Cost: 0.30,and Social Life: 0.20.What will be his order of preference with these new weights?
A)UM,MSU,BC,PC,UNH
B)MSU,PC,UNH,BC,UM
C)MSU,UNH,UM,BC,PC
D)UNH,BC,UM,MSU,PC
E)None of the above

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Using the new weights, we can recalculate the scores for each college and arrange them in descending order:
MSU: (0.7x0.5)+(0.3x0.3)=0.41
UNH: (0.55x0.4)+(0.45x0.2)=0.31
UM: (0.6x0.25)+(0.4x0.2)=0.19
BC: (0.5x0.2)+(0.5x0.15)=0.175
PC: (0.35x0.1)+(0.65x0.05)=0.0325
Therefore, Jason's new order of preference is MSU, UNH, UM, BC, PC.

Table M1-1 Portrays Jason's Initial Evaluation of the Colleges of Interest.Jason