Chapter 15.2, Problem 28E

(a)

To determine

To calculate: Whether candidate m wins the Borda method election and by using information given below:

The voter profiles are shown in the table below.

Number of votes	Ranking
5	$\text{m > b > s > c}$
4	$\text{b > s > c > m}$
3	$\begin{array}{c}\text{s > m > c > b}\end{array}$
2	$\text{c > m > s > b}$

(b)

To determine

Change in the ranking of last five voters such that b wins by using the information given below:

The voter profile is:

Number of votes	Ranking
5	$\text{m > b > s > c}$
4	$\text{b > s > c > m}$
3	$\begin{array}{c}\text{s > m > c > b}\end{array}$
2	$\text{c > m > s > b}$