benefit from its availability?

Access for free at openstax.org
18 • Review Questions 447

5. True or false: Majority rule can fail to produce a single preferred outcome when there are more than two

choices.

6. Anastasia, Emma, and Greta are deciding what to do on a weekend getaway. They each suggest a first,

second, and third choice and then vote on the options. Table 18.2 shows their first, second, and third

choice preferences . Explain why they will have a hard time reaching a decision. Does the group prefer

mountain biking to canoeing? What about canoeing compared to the beach? What about the beach

compared to the original choice of mountain biking?

Anastasia

Emma

Greta

First Choice

Beach

Mountain biking Canoeing

Second Choice Mountain biking Canoeing

Beach

Third Choice

Canoeing

Beach

Mountain biking

TABLE 18.2

7. Suppose there is an election for Soft Drink Commissioner. The field consists of one candidate from the
{"title": "Principles of Microeconomics 3e", "file_name": "Microeconomics3e.pdf", "creator": "PDFMiner", "total_pages": 597, "batch_upload": true, "source_file": "downloads\\business\\economics\\Microeconomics3e.pdf", "moddate": "2022-12-07T14:23:05-06:00", "file_type": ".pdf", "file_hash": "830b81f41611ac67a490444dbb5d6aed292224606965b06965b914443c93331a", "producer": "Prince 14.2 (www.princexml.com)", "source": "downloads\\business\\economics\\Microeconomics3e.pdf", "creationdate": "2022-12-07T14:15:44-06:00", "uploaded_via": "batch_uploader", "upload_timestamp": "2026-02-07T15:37:44.339247", "file_size_mb": 26.99}