Table 22-15
The town of Portsmouth is considering a renovation to the high school. The voters in Portsmouth have different preferences on the budget for the renovation as displayed below.

-Refer to Table 22-15.The median voter is one who prefers to spend

Question

Table 22-15
The town of Portsmouth is considering a renovation to the high school. The voters in Portsmouth have different preferences on the budget for the renovation as displayed below.
 
-Refer to Table 22-15.The median voter is one who prefers to spend

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The median voter is the one who falls in the middle when the preferences are arranged in ascending or descending order. In this case, when the preferences are arranged in ascending order, the middle voter is the sixth voter who prefers to spend $12 million. Therefore, the best choice would be to allocate $12 million for the renovation project.

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