David recently accepted a job in Florida and wants to buy a new condominium. The matrix of possible outcomes is given in the table below. What can David conclude using nondimensional scaling and additive weighting?

Attributes
Weight
AlternativeI
AlternativeII
AlternativeIII
Acceptable Range

Price
0.30
$220,000
$270,000
$320,000
$220,000-$320,000

Outside view
0.20
9
8
7
8-10

Distance from work
0.25
11
21
36
11-21

Neighborhood
0.10
Good
Fair
Excellent
Good-Excellent

The expected increase in propertyvalue at the end of 5 years
0.15
19%
11%
16%
11%-$16

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David recently accepted a job in Florida and wants to buy a new condominium. The matrix of possible outcomes is given in the table below. What can David conclude using nondimensional scaling and additive weighting?



Attributes
Weight
AlternativeI
AlternativeII
AlternativeIII
Acceptable Range


Price
0.30
$220,000
$270,000
$320,000
$220,000-$320,000


Outside view
0.20
9
8
7
8-10


Distance from work
0.25
11
21
36
11-21


Neighborhood
0.10
Good
Fair
Excellent
Good-Excellent


The expected increase in propertyvalue at the end of 5 years
0.15
19%
11%
16%
11%-$16

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Attributes	Weight	Alternative I	Alternative II	Alternative III	Acceptable Range
Price	0.30	$220,000	$270,000	$320,000	$220,000-$320,000
Outside view	0.20	9	8	7	8-10
Distance from work	0.25	11	21	36	11-21
Neighborhood	0.10	Good	Fair	Excellent	Good-Excellent
The expected increase in property value at the end of 5 years	0.15	19%	11%	16%	11%-$16