Walter, Yvonne, Tyler, and Phoebe are college roommates. They're trying to decide where the four of them should go for spring break: Vail or Daytona Beach. If they order the tickets by 10:00 PM on February 1, the cost will be just $500 per person. If they miss that deadline, the cost rises to $1,200 per person. The following table shows the benefit (in dollar terms) that each roommate would get from the two trips. Roommate Walter Yvonne Tyler Phoebe Benefit from Vail $1,250 $800 $650 $600 Benefit from Daytona Beach The roommates tend to put off making decisions. So, when February 1 rolls around and they still haven't made a decision, they schedule a vote for 9:00 PM that night. In case of a tie, they will flip a coin ween the two vacation destinations. The roommates will get the most total benefit if they choose to go to Roommate Walter Yvonne Tyler Phoebe $550 $800 $850 $1,050 Given the individual benefits each roommate receives from the two trips, which trip will each roommate vote for? Fill in the table with each roommate's preferred location, assuming that a given roommate will abstain if he or she has no preference. Vote Under majority rule, the roommates will vote to go to outcome. . Therefore, majority rule leads to an economically Suppose Phoebe misses the vote, leaving Walter, Yvonne, and Tyler to figure out where they're going to go. Walter and Tyler argue for their preferred destinations, but Yvonne offers to vote with Walter if Walter will vote on her side in an upcoming class election. This is an example of
Walter, Yvonne, Tyler, and Phoebe are college roommates. They're trying to decide where the four of them should go for spring break: Vail or Daytona Beach. If they order the tickets by 10:00 PM on February 1, the cost will be just $500 per person. If they miss that deadline, the cost rises to $1,200 per person. The following table shows the benefit (in dollar terms) that each roommate would get from the two trips. Roommate Walter Yvonne Tyler Phoebe Benefit from Vail $1,250 $800 $650 $600 Benefit from Daytona Beach The roommates tend to put off making decisions. So, when February 1 rolls around and they still haven't made a decision, they schedule a vote for 9:00 PM that night. In case of a tie, they will flip a coin ween the two vacation destinations. The roommates will get the most total benefit if they choose to go to Roommate Walter Yvonne Tyler Phoebe $550 $800 $850 $1,050 Given the individual benefits each roommate receives from the two trips, which trip will each roommate vote for? Fill in the table with each roommate's preferred location, assuming that a given roommate will abstain if he or she has no preference. Vote Under majority rule, the roommates will vote to go to outcome. . Therefore, majority rule leads to an economically Suppose Phoebe misses the vote, leaving Walter, Yvonne, and Tyler to figure out where they're going to go. Walter and Tyler argue for their preferred destinations, but Yvonne offers to vote with Walter if Walter will vote on her side in an upcoming class election. This is an example of
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