Which of the following statements best expresses how courts treat legal rules?
A. The court knows that the rules often contradict one another and
must not be taken too strictly.
B. Legal rules must always be upheld to the letter without exception
if law and order are to be maintained.
C. Rules are not important in matters of law because the spirit of
justice is what matters.
D. Rules often allow for exceptions based on the unique set of
circumstances of each case.

Which sentence in the passage refers to the "analysis" of a given problem? jeremy is the production manager in a manafacturing company. he has identified a problem in the production process. he has estimated that the problem would lead to a loss of $10,000 and would require time to resolve. further, he has also identified the source of the problem to be the outdated machinery, which might require major repair, if not immediate replacement. finally, jeremy has also divided the problem into smaller parts, such as production costs, overheads, downtime expense, repair expenditure, and so on.