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stephanie is analyzing this information to write a report recommending a new sports utility vehicle (suv) for a taxi service. the vehicle must be within the taxi service’s budget of $25,000:

this report analyzes the four most popular sports utility vehicles on the market that fall in the $20,000–$32,000 price range. table 1 shows the testing results for the criteria of performance, comfort, ride, noise, and controls and displays. table 2 shows the starting price for each vehicle.

table 1: test results for popular sport utility vehicles
car 1 car 2 car 3 car 4
performance 2 2 2 2
comfort 3 2 2 2
ride 2 3 2 3
noise 4 3 3 3
controls and display 4 3 4 4
average score 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.0
note:
1 = poor, 2 = good, 3 = very good, 4 = excellent

table 2: price of popular sport utility vehicles
car 1 car 2 car 3 car 4
price $25,250 $24,990 $31,695 $32,365
after examining the information, what recommendation would stephanie make?

a. cars 3 and 4 are over the budget of the taxi service, which means they have the highest-quality parts.
b. cars 1 and 2 are the closest to the budget, making them the best options for the taxi service.
c. car 2 is the least expensive and fits within the budget, even though it performs poorer than cars 1 and 4 in all criteria.
d. while car 4 is the most expensive, it performs as well as cars 1 and 3 in the area of controls and display, which matters the most.
e. while car 1 is slightly over the budget, it performs better than car 2 in all criteria except ride and has a higher average score.