As the buyer for the city of Perrysburg, you are evaluating a supplier for garbage cans to be used in the city's parks. Three suppliers returned acceptable bids within the allotted time frame. Supplier A Supplier B Supplier C
Category Weight Rating Rating Rating
Design 16% 4 3 2
Delivery 26% 2 3 4
Warranty 10% 3 1 2
Price 48% 3 4 2
All scores on a five-point scale with 1 = poor, 5 = excellent.
a. Calculate the total weighted score for each supplier. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Total Weighted Score
Supplier A
Supplier B
Supplier C
b. Based on these ratings from the supplier assessment, which supplier appears to be the best?
Supplier A
Supplier C
Supplier B

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