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Which of the criteria for evaluating decision alternatives refers to the extent to which the
  alternative will fulfill the conditions of the decision situation?

 
 

a. Feasibility
  b. Satisfactoriness
  c. Consequences
  d. Affordability
  e. Rationality

Question 2

We are trying to hire a new faculty member. The individual we hire must have a doctoral
  degree, a good publication record, and excellent teaching evaluations by students. One
  individual meets all the criteria except one. Which criterion for evaluating a decision
  alternative does this candidate fail to meet?

 
 

a. Feasibility
  b. Rationality
  c. Satisfactoriness
  d. Affordability
  e. Relevance

Question 3

Your assistant comes to you with the feasibility evaluation of a decision alternative. What
  should she be describing to you?

 
 

a. How well the alternative will satisfy the conditions of the problem situation
  b. How the alternative will affect the various parts of the organization
  c. Whether the alternative is within the realm of probability and practicality for the
  organization
  d. The consequences of the alternative
  e. The affordability of the consequences

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct sequence in which to evaluate a decision alternative?
 
 

a. Satisfactoriness, feasibility, affordability
  b. Affordability, satisfactoriness, feasibility
  c. Affordability, feasibility, satisfactoriness
  d. Feasibility, satisfactoriness, affordability
  e. Feasibility, affordability, satisfactoriness

Question 5

Why is it important to follow up and evaluate the effectiveness of a decision?
 
 

a. To ensure that the decision achieves the desired result
  b. To determine the feasibility of another alternative if the original decision proves
  ineffective
  c. To enable objective quantification of the decision
  d. To help eliminate satisficing
  e. To help eliminate bounded rationality

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I know you spent a lot of time finding this because I swear it wasn't in my textbook

You're partially right, it's found midway in the chapter, but not at all easy to find. Good luck with the rest