Consider this situation faced by a$$ first$-$semester senior in civil engineering who is exhausted from extensive job interviewing and penniless from excessive partying.$$ Mary's impulse is to accept immediately a highly attractive job offer to work in her$$ brother's successful manufacturing company. She would then be able to relax for a year or$$ two, save some$$ money, and then return to college to complete her senior year and graduate. Mary is cautious about this impulsive$$ desire, because it may lead to no college degree at$$ all!

a$.$ Fill in the text to develop one of the possible formulations for$$ Mary's problem.

b$.$ Choose the most feasible solution for the problem formulation in Part$($a$).$

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Part $1$

a$.$ Subjected to

knowledge of the job market, mobility and professional ambition

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the problem might be$$ "How can Mary

use heruse$$her

brother's entry dash level job as a spring board into a higher dash paying position with a career advancement opportunitybrother's$$entry$-$level$$job$$as$$a$$spring$$board$$into$$a$$higher$-$paying$$position$$with$$a$$career$$advancement$$opportunity

left parenthesis maybe no college degree right parenthesis question mark $\text{'}\text{'}($maybe$$no$$college$$degree$)?\text{'}\text{'}$

Part $2$

b$.$ Choose the most feasible solution for$$ Mary's problem formulation in part$($a$)$ below.

A$.$

She should work$$ part$-$time for her brother and continue to partying to relax.

B$.$She should get a loan from her brother and take fewer courses per term comma possibly graduating in the summer. nothing

She should get a loan from her brother and take fewer courses per term comma possibly graduating in the summer.She$$should$$get$$a$$loan$$from$$her$$brother$$and$$take$$fewer$$courses$$per$$term$,$possibly$$graduating$$in$$the$$summer$.$

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C$.$She should work for her brother and take over the company to enable him to start another entrepreneurial venture. nothing

She should work for her brother and take over the company to enable him to start another entrepreneurial venture.She$$should$$work$$for$$her$$brother$$and$$take$$over$$the$$company$$to$$enable$$him$$to$$start$$another$$entrepreneurial$$venture$.$

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D$.$

She should lower her requirements and look for$$ another, more relaxing job.