Consider the following multi-attribute result from a comparison of two attributes of Toyota Camry Importance of Attributes Rating of Attributes Max rating is 7 Max rating is 7 Min rating is 1 Min rating is 1 Attribute Selleck Redford Selleck Redford High gas mileage 7 4 3 5 Low price 3 4 7 2 There is no ideal point since more is always viewed as better.If the model is correct, the overall rating of the two persons on the Camry should be : Selleck Redford
A) 28 42
B) 20 15
C) 42 28
D) 42 29
E) 43 28

Question

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To calculate the overall rating for Selleck and Redford, we need to multiply the rating of each attribute by its importance, and then add up the products for all attributes.

For Selleck: 
Overall rating = (7*7) + (3*4) = 49 + 12 = 61

For Redford: 
Overall rating = (4*7) + (4*2) = 28 + 8 = 36

So the overall rating for Selleck and Redford are 61 and 36 respectively. Therefore, the best choice is C.

Consider the Following Multi-Attribute Result from a Comparison of Two