Exhibit 14.8
The following questions use the information below.
A company needs to buy a new insurance policy. They have three policies to choose from, A, B and C. The policies differ with respect to price, coverage and ease of billing. The company has developed the following AHP tables for price and summary. The other tables are not shown due to space limitations.
-Based on the radar chart of raw scores provided below, why is this decision complex?
A) The chart is hard to read.
B) No site wins on all four criteria.
C) No site achieves a perfect score of 1.0 on a criteria.
D) No sites have sufficient security.

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Exhibit 14.8
The following questions use the information below.
A company needs to buy a new insurance policy. They have three policies to choose from, A, B and C. The policies differ with respect to price, coverage and ease of billing. The company has developed the following AHP tables for price and summary. The other tables are not shown due to space limitations.  
-Based on the radar chart of raw scores provided below, why is this decision complex? ​  ​
A) The chart is hard to read. 
B) No site wins on all four criteria. 
C) No site achieves a perfect score of 1.0 on a criteria. 
D) No sites have sufficient security.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The radar chart shows that no site is the best on all four criteria, indicating that each site has different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, the decision is complex because the company needs to weigh the importance of each criterion and make a trade-off between them to select the best option.

Exhibit 14.8 The Following Questions Use the Information Below