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Section 3: Quantitative analysis (13 points) Q18. Company X is a smartphone manufacturer, and they produce 4 products (Phone A sells for 150S, Phone B sells for 2205, Phone C sells for 240S, Phone D sells for 3508). Last year the total sales on each product were as following: (Phone A sold 40000 units, Phone B sold 35000 units, Phone C sold 34000 units, Phone D sold 30000 Units). Based on the given information, conduct Product by Value analysis (4 points) Q19. Ahmad is the Operations manager of XYZ company and he is planning to outsource the manufacturing operation to another country, Ahmad is considering three alternative locations (A, B, and C) and to decide on the best alternative Ahmad has evaluated the following selection criteria in every location: Weights Location A Location B Location C Labor Cost 0.30 9 8 6 Talented Labor 0.10 5 6 5 Tariffs 0.20 7 9 Shipping 0.15 7 7 Local Market 0.25 6 5 8 8 Based the given weights and scores, define the best alternative from locations A, B, and C. (3 Points)