Voting choices: Abstain, Vail, Las Vegas Majority rule: Las Vegas, Vail economic
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Voting choices: Abstain, Vail, Las Vegas Majority rule: Las Vegas, Vail economically (efficient/ inefficient) outcome Example of... logrolling, progressive tax, special interest effect, rational ignorance antenng Prat- edengagelan My Horne Suggested San. a) web Ske Gallery. Geoffrey, Yvonne, Zachary, and Rachel are college roommates. They're trying to decide where the four of them should go for spring break: Vail or Las vegas. If they order the tickets by 9:00 PM on Februsary 1, the cost will be just $500 per person. If they miess that deadline, the cost rises to $1,200 per persor The following table shows the benefit (in dollar terms) that each roommate would got from the two trips. Roommate Benefit from Vail Benelit from Las Vegas Geoffrey $950 $550 $650 $750 $450 $750 $650 $950 Zachary Rachel The roommates tend to put off making decisions. So, when February 1 rolls around and they still haven't made a decision, they schedule a vote f 8:00 PM that night. In case of a tie, they will flip a coin between the two vacation destinations The roommates will get the most total benefit if they choose to go to Given the individual benefits each roommate receives from the two tr Las vegas p will each roommate vote for? Vail Fill in the table with each roommate's preferred location, assuming that a given roommate will abstain if he or she has no preference. Roommate VoteExplanation / Answer
Total benefit from vail=950+550+650+750=2900
Total benefit from vegas=450+750+650+950=2800
Roommates will get most total benefit if they go to vail.
Under majority rule roomates will go to vegas because 2 persons have voted for it and the outcome is effecient.
logrolling because Zachary is offers to vote in favor of Geoffrey in exchange of favors in the next elections.
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