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A company is planning on expanding and building a new plant in one of three Southeast Asian countries. Chris Ellis, the manager charged with making the decision, has determined that five critical success factors (CSFs) can be used to evaluate the prospective countries. Ellis used a rating system of 1 (least desirable country) to 5 (most desirable) to evaluate each CSF. Factor Critical Success Factors 1 234 5 Technology Level of education Political and legal aspects Social and cultural aspects Economic factors Weight 0.25 0.10 0.35 0.10 0.20 a) Based on the given information, the best location for Chris Ellis is of (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) Candidate Country Ratings Thailand 4 Taiwan 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 Singapore 5 4 4 4 3 with a total weighted score b) Political unrest in Singapore results in a lower score, 3, for Political and legal aspects. The best location for Chris Ellis is , with a total weighted score of. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) c) If Singapore's score drops even further, to a 1, for Political and legal aspects, the best location for Chris Ellis is with a total weighted score of (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)