(a)
Decision-making process:
Decision making can be defined as the process of making choices through the identification of a decision, collecting information, and assessing alternative resolutions. The implementation of a step-by-step process of decision making helps in making deliberate and effective decisions through proper organization of relevant information and defining alternatives.
To Define: The way in which the article has defined “chronic homelessness”
(b) (1)
The ways in which the homelessness costs city money.
(b) (2)
To Indicate: The estimated costs of a chronic homeless person to various cities.
(c)
To Identify: The steps suggested addressing the problem.
(d)
To Indicate: The estimated cost of implementing the program in City N, and its result.
(e)
To Frame: The relevant costs in the given situation in terms of the incremental analysis.
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