Harden College is contemplating opening a European campus where students from the main campus could go to take courses for 1 of the 4 college years.
At the moment, it is considering five countries: The Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, and Greece. The college wishes to consider eight factors in its decision. The first two factors are given weights of 0.2, while the rest are assigned weights of 0.1.
The following table illustrates its assessment of each factor for each country (5 is best).
| FACTOR |
FACTOR DESCRIPTION |
THE NETHER-LANDS |
GREAT BRITAIN |
ITALY |
BELGIUM |
GREECE |
| 1 |
Stablity of govermment |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
| 2 |
Degree to which the population can converse in English |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Stability of the monetary system |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Communications infrastructure |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
Transportation infrastructure |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| 6 |
Availability of historic/cultural sites |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
| 7 |
Import restrictions |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| 8 |
Availability of suitable quarters |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
a) In which country should Harden College choose to set up its European campus?
b) How would the decision change if the "degree to which the population can converse in English" was not an issue?