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question 53

Multiple Choice

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Seven board members of a company must decide between two other board members (A and B) for a certain position. The voters are concerned with two issues and their ideal points are represented as ordered pairs: (1, 4) , (2, 3) , (5, 2) , (6, 3) , (6, 1) , (4, 4) , and (3, 3) . Assume that A and B announce policy positions of (1, 1) and (6, 4) , respectively.
-What is the midpoint of the two policy positions?

• A) (7/2, 5/2)
• B) (3, 4)
• C) (7/2, 3)
• D) (5/2, 3/2)

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