Table 22-10
The town of Franklin is facing a severe budget shortage. The town administrator has proposed four options to balance the budget: increase property taxes (taxes), cut the school arts budget (arts), turn off half of the streetlights in the town (streetlights), reduce police patrols (police). Exactly one of the four choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.
-Refer to Table 22-10. If a Borda count is used, which option will win?
A)arts
B)police
C)streetlights
D)taxes

Question

Table 22-10
The town of Franklin is facing a severe budget shortage. The town administrator has proposed four options to balance the budget: increase property taxes (taxes), cut the school arts budget (arts), turn off half of the streetlights in the town (streetlights), reduce police patrols (police). Exactly one of the four choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below. 
-Refer to Table 22-10. If a Borda count is used, which option will win?
A)arts 
B)police 
C)streetlights 
D)taxes

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Arts has the highest total number of points (12) under the Borda count method.

Table 22-10 The Town of Franklin Is Facing a Severe Budget Shortage