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A manufacturer has decided to locate a new factory in the northwest U.S. to serve growing demand in that market and has narrowed the potential sites down to two finalists, City X and City Y. The manufacturer developed a list of important factors to consider in selecting the site. Next, each city was rated against each factor as shown in the following table. According to the Factor-Rating method, which city should the manufacturer select?

Factors	City X	City Y
Utility rates	100	110
Availability of skilled labor	78	75
Tax rates	40	60
Transportation	46	58
Proximity to suppliers	35	29
Quality of life	19	16

Question 9 options:

	City Y
	City X

Question 10 (4 points)

Design specifications require that a key dimension on a product measure 100 ± 10 units. The process being used to produce this product has a standard deviation of 2 units and process average is 95 units. What is the value of the process capability index? [Select the appropriate range in which your answer falls.]

Question 10 options:

	less than or equal to 0.25
	greater than 0.25 but less than or equal to 0.75
	greater than 0.75 but less than or equal to 2.00
	greater than 2.00 but less than or equal to 2.75
	greater than 2.75

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