If the Town Was One Restaurant Below Its Optimal Number

question 41

Essay

If the town was one restaurant below its optimal number when you are brought in as a consultant to help decide some planning issues, and the city fathers want to know how much the town could save overall if it built another restaurant, what would you tell them?

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Definitions:

Connected

Being linked or related, especially in a social, digital, or networking context.

Lack Purpose

A feeling or state wherein individuals or entities see no clear meaning, direction, or worthwhile goal in activities or life in general.

Functionalism

A theoretical perspective in sociology and anthropology that interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society.

Harmony

A state of balance and agreement in relationships or between different elements within a system.