Use the Following Information to Answer Questions
Consider a 13-Person

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Use the following information to answer Questions
Consider a 13-person committee that is considering three applicants, A, B, and C, for an opening. The individual rankings are summarized in the table below. $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Number of members }$
$\begin{array} { l l c c c } & 5 & 4 & 2 & 2 \\\text { First choice } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { A } \\\text { Second choice } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } \\\text { Third choice } & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { B }\end{array}$
-Which applicant would be accepted if the committee used the plurality-runoff method?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) There is no plurality-runoff winner.

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