An organization with branches across the Northeast is trying to decide where it should hold its annual employee picnic. Each branch ranks the locations of Augusta, ME; Boston, MA; and Erie, PA, and the following preference schedule is created:Number of Votes36241916131st ChoiceErieAugustaBostonAugustaBoston2nd ChoiceAugustaErieErieBostonAugusta3rd ChoiceBostonBostonAugustaErieErieThe organization has chosen to use the Borda Count method to determine which city they will hold their picnic in. Where will the organization’s picnic be held? Make sure to include an explanation along with your answer.

Answered: ization with branches across the…

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Question

An organization with branches across the Northeast is trying to decide where it should hold its annual employee picnic. Each branch ranks the locations of Augusta, ME; Boston, MA; and Erie, PA, and the following preference schedule is created:

Number of Votes	36	24	19	16	13
1^st Choice	Erie	Augusta	Boston	Augusta	Boston
2^nd Choice	Augusta	Erie	Erie	Boston	Augusta
3^rd Choice	Boston	Boston	Augusta	Erie	Erie

The organization has chosen to use the Borda Count method to determine which city they will hold their picnic in. Where will the organization’s picnic be held? Make sure to include an explanation along with your answer.

Expert Solution

Step 1

An organization with branches across the Northeast is trying to decide where it should hold its annual employee picnic.

Each branch ranks the locations of Augusta, ME; Boston, MA; and Erie, PA, and the following preference schedule is created:

Number of Votes	36	24	19	16	13
1^st Choice	Erie	Augusta	Boston	Augusta	Boston
2^nd Choice	Augusta	Erie	Erie	Boston	Augusta
3^rd Choice	Boston	Boston	Augusta	Erie	Erie