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Computer Specialists Is Planning a Group Vacation to One of the Following

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Computer Specialists is planning a group vacation to one of the following locations: Alaska (A) , Florida (F) , San Antonio (S) , or Hawaii (H) . The employees initially rank the four possible sites
According to the following voter profile: $\begin{array} { c | l } \text { Number of Voters } & { \text { Ranking } } \\\hline 5 & \mathrm {~A} > \mathrm { H } > \mathrm { F } > \mathrm { S } \\7 & \mathrm { H } > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { F } \\4 & \mathrm {~F} > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { H } > \mathrm { A } \\7 & \mathrm {~A} > \mathrm { F } > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { H } \\5 & \mathrm {~A} > \mathrm { H } > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { F } \\6 & \mathrm { H } > \mathrm { F } > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { A } \\8 & \mathrm {~F} > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { H }\end{array}$ Use the Hare method to determine the winner of a preliminary nonbinding election based on the above voter profile.
Suppose that after the preliminary election, the four voters who voted $\mathrm { F } > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { H } > \mathrm { A }$ , in that order, change their votes to $\mathrm { A } > \mathrm { F } > \mathrm { S } > \mathrm { H }$ . The official vote is then held. If the Hare Method is used to determine the winner, who is the winner and is the Monotonicity Criterion violated?

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