please explain. thanks! Section EXERCISES 1. While researching power saws, you r

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Section EXERCISES 1. While researching power saws, you read the fellowing statements ins Comsu Reports Black & Decker is cheaper than SkillSaw and Makita. SkillSaw is cheaper than Makita Makita has more power than Black&Decker; Makita has the same power as Skill aw. Considering your two objectives (saving money and getting a more powerful saw) which of the following saws can be considered efficient solutions to your power saw purchasing problem? I. Black & Decker II. SkillSaw III. Makita 2. With four basketball players being picked, a high school team has the following athletic reports: David Parks runs faster than Scott Thompson and Michael Allen, and Scott Thompson runs faster than Michael Allen. Kent James runs faster than David Parks. .Michael Allen is taller than David Parks, and Michael Allen is the same height as Scott Thompson. David Parks is taller than Kent James. Considering two objectives (having taller and faster players), which of the follow ing players is (are) efficient solution(s) to the high school player-picking problem? I David Parks II. Scott Thompson III. Michael Allen IV. Kent James

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Correct Answer:

II. SkillSaw

The SkillSaw product is second in the cheapest and first in the powerful product among all the three alternatives. Hence, the product of SkillSaw represents an optimum combination of power and cost effectiveness.

Other alternatives are either cheap or powerful. Both the characteristics are optimally present in SkillSaw only.

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Correct Answer:

On the basis of speed, the players in decreasing order are Kent, David, Scott and Allen. On the basis of height, the players in decreasing level of height are Allen-Scot, David, Kent. Here, Allen and Scot are at the same level of height.

On this basis, David and Scott should be selected as they represent a combination of speed and height.

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