Refer to the Information Provided in Scenario 4 Below to Answer

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Essay

Refer to the information provided in Scenario 4 below to answer the questions that follow.
SCENARIO 4: Suppose that a state needs to build both prisons and schools with a budget limited to 10 million dollars. Schools cost $1 million each to build and prisons cost $2 million each to build.
-Refer to Scenario 4. Assume that the state originally spent one-half of its budget on schools and one-half on prisons. What was the production of schools and prisons? Could the same number be achieved after the price of producing prisons falls to $1.5 million and the price of producing schools rises to $2 million? Explain.

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Definitions:

Valid Deductive Argument

A logical argument where, if the premises are true, the conclusion necessarily follows, ensuring its validity.

Conclusion

The proposition in an argument that is supported on the basis of other propositions.

Definitional Premises

Statements or assertions used in arguments that provide the meaning or explanation of terms used within the argument.

Analogies

Comparisons made between two things that are alike in some respects, often used to explain or argue.