If a Pair-Wise Majority Vote Was Held to Determine Which

question 59

Multiple Choice

If a pair-wise majority vote was held to determine which school project gets funded and the voters' preferences are in the given table,who will be happiest if the lab and library are voted on first?

• A) Ernie
• B) Fiona
• C) David
• D) All people would be equally happy.

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Definitions:

Controlling Influence

The power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity to benefit from its activities.

Parent

In the context of business, a parent company is one that owns enough voting stock in another corporation to control its board of directors and therefore its operations and policies.

Subsidiary

A company controlled by another company, known as the parent company, through the ownership of more than half of its voting stock.

Voting Stock

Refers to shares that give the holder the right to vote on corporate matters, such as electing the board of directors.