Table 18-1 Suppose $1 Billion Is Available in the Budget and Congress

question 155

Multiple Choice

Table 18-1

Suppose $1 billion is available in the budget and Congress is considering allocating the funds to one of the following three alternatives: 1) Subsidies for education, 2) Research on Alzheimer's or 3) Increased border security. Table 18-1 shows three voters' rankings of the alternatives.
-Refer to Table 18-1.Suppose a series of votes are taken in which each pair of alternatives is considered in turn.If the vote is between allocating funds to subsidies for education and research on Alzheimer's,

• A)Ivy and Jasmine vote for education subsidies, Rose votes for Alzheimer's research, and education subsidies wins.
• B)Ivy and Rose vote for education subsidies, Jasmine votes for Alzheimer's research, and education subsidies wins.
• C)Jasmine and Rose vote for Alzheimer's research, Ivy votes for education subsidies, and Alzheimer's research wins.
• D)Jasmine and Ivy vote for Alzheimer's research, Rose votes for education subsidies, and Alzheimer's research wins.

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FUTA

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