Acertain organization trying to decide where to locate their future factory is considering three locations. they are taking into account three factors: labor costs, currency stability, and proximity to market. using the weights for each factor listed below and the scores achieved by each of the three considered locations, determine which location should be chosen for the new facility based on the weighted factory location model.

scores (maximum 100)
factor weight - site a - site b - site c
labor cost - 0.40 - 80 - 80 - 75
currency stability - 0.30 - 80 - 85 - 80
proximity to market - 0.30 - 85 - 80 - 95

a. site a
b. site b
c. site c
d. all sites are equally attractive.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

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