Suppose that friends Jennifer, Stephanie, and Megan cannot agree on how much to spend for a bouquet of ﬂowers to send to a person who allowed them to use her beach house for the weekend. Jennifer wants to buy
A moderately priced bouquet, Stephanie wants to buy an expensive bouquet, and Megan wants to buy a very
Expensive bouquet. Assuming no paradox of voting, majority voting will result in the decision to buy
A) an inexpensive bouquet.
B) a very expensive bouquet.
C) a moderately priced bouquet.
D) an expensive bouquet.

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In a majority voting scenario, the group's decision tends to favor the middle option when preferences are spread across a spectrum (from inexpensive to very expensive in this case). Since Jennifer wants a moderately priced bouquet, Stephanie an expensive one, and Megan a very expensive one, the compromise or majority vote would likely lean towards Stephanie's preference for an expensive bouquet, making it the middle ground between the three options.

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