A school district is in dire need to reduce expenses to meet new budgetary restrictions at its elementary schools. Two options are available: delete the physical education program (E), or delete the music program (M). The superintendent has formed a committee with equal-vote representation from the school board (S) and the parent–teacher association (P) to study the situation and make a recommendation. The committee has decided to study the issue from the standpoint of budget restriction (B) and students’ needs (N). The analysis produced the following comparison matrices:

Analyze the decision problem, and make a recommendation.

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As ASB = = A PB = BN 1 1 B N 1 E M E 1 1/ M 2 1 E M EM 1 3 1 Ap A SN A PN = = = B 1 N 2 1 E M BN E M EM 11/ 3 1 EM 1 2 1