Scenario 22-2

At issue in a particular city vote is how much to spend, per person, on road repair next year. Among the 10,000 voters, 2,900 prefer to spend $500 per person, but no more; 2,200 prefer to spend $600 per person, but no more; 1,900 prefer to spend $800 per person, but no more; 1,600 prefer to spend $1,200 but no more, and 1,400 prefer to spend $1,400 per person, but no more.
-Refer to Scenario 22-2. If there is a vote on whether to spend $600 per person or $800 per person, the median voter will vote to spend
A)$800 per person and the voting outcome will be $800 per person.
B)$800 per person and the voting outcome will be $600 per person.
C)$600 per person and the voting outcome will be $800 per person.
D)$600 per person and the voting outcome will be $600 per person.

Question

Scenario 22-2
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At issue in a particular city vote is how much to spend, per person, on road repair next year. Among the 10,000 voters, 2,900 prefer to spend $500 per person, but no more; 2,200 prefer to spend $600 per person, but no more; 1,900 prefer to spend $800 per person, but no more; 1,600 prefer to spend $1,200 but no more, and 1,400 prefer to spend $1,400 per person, but no more.
-Refer to Scenario 22-2. If there is a vote on whether to spend $600 per person or $800 per person, the median voter will vote to spend
A)$800 per person and the voting outcome will be $800 per person.
B)$800 per person and the voting outcome will be $600 per person.
C)$600 per person and the voting outcome will be $800 per person.
D)$600 per person and the voting outcome will be $600 per person.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The median voter is the one whose preference is in the middle of the distribution of preferences. In this scenario, when choosing between $600 and $800 per person, the median voter's preference would be $600 per person because more voters prefer $600 or less (2,900 + 2,200 = 5,100) than prefer $800 or more (1,900 + 1,600 + 1,400 = 4,900). Therefore, the voting outcome will reflect the preference of the median voter, which is $600 per person.

Scenario 22-2 ​

Scenario 22-2