Which of the Four Criteria for an Ideal Voting System

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the four criteria for an ideal voting system is violated if everyone in a town prefers to spend the budget on improved libraries instead of new public parks, and public park spending wins the vote?

• A)No dictator
• B)Unanimity
• C)Transitivity
• D)Independence of irrelevant alternatives

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Definitions:

Sales Returns

Transactions where customers return previously purchased merchandise, leading to a deduction from the gross sales to arrive at the net sales figure.

Debit Balance

A situation where the total debits exceed the total credits in an account.

Merchandise

Goods that a business purchases to sell to customers in the ordinary course of its business; typically, items bought for resale.

Inventory

The raw materials, work-in-progress products, and fully finished goods that are considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale.