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Question 19.8: Rating a Computer’s Cost Susan is choosing a computer, and s...

Rating a Computer’s Cost
Susan is choosing a computer, and she has narrowed the possibilities to five choices. She will be considering cost, a variety of performance measures, and dealer and manufacturer reliability, but first, she wants to rate the cost performance on a scale of 0 to 10. If $0 is the best cost, what are the scaled values for the five computers? If the $800 cost of Mr. Value is the best, what are the scaled values for the five computers?

Computer Cost
Mr. Value $800
Samsonic 1100
Graphic Power 1200
BBC (Big Blue Computers) 1800
Pear Computing 2400
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