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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.If there is a vote between a budget of $8 million and $12 million,the median voter will vote to spend

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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.If there is a vote between a budget of $8 million and $12 million,the median voter will vote to spend

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The median voter will be the one who falls in the middle when the voters are arranged in ascending order. In this case, there are 9 voters who prefer $8 million and 7 voters who prefer $12 million. The median voter will be the 8th voter, who prefers $12 million. Therefore, the voting outcome will be $12 million.

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