You Are a Judge Who Must Use Discretion in Order

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Essay

You are a judge who must use discretion in order to determine how probationers are treated. Most of your cases are misdemeanors, and but budgetary concerns are pressuring you to make a "one-size-fits-all" decision that applies to both felonies and misdemeanors. You need to write an op-ed in your local newspaper arguing why felony probationers should be treated differently than misdemeanor offenders.

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Definitions:

Average Product

The output per unit of input, measured by dividing the total product by the quantity of input.

Average Product

The output per unit of input, calculated by dividing total production by the number of units of input.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a particular input, keeping other inputs constant.

Short-Run Curve

Refers to a period in economics during which at least one factor of production is fixed, affecting production and cost decisions.