Employment protection laws make it harder for employees to lose ...

[asmith134]

Employment protection laws make it harder for employees to lose their jobs and as a result, these laws reduce structural unemployment.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Four candidates are running for president of their book club, which has a total of 36 members. The table below indicates the number of voters and their preferences.
 
  Determine the winner under the plurality-rule method, the Borda-count method (assigning 3 points to each first choice, 2 points to each second choice, 1 point to each third choice, and no points to each fourth choice), and the instant runoff method. Number of voters and their preferences 7 14 6 9 1st Choice Amy Byron Coco Dinesh 2nd Choice Coco Dinesh Amy Amy 3rd Choice Byron Amy Dinesh Coco 4th Choice Dinesh Coco Byron Byron

[verrinzo]

Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

Plurality-rule method: Byron has the most votes (14), so he wins the election.

Borda-count method: Amy wins with 65 points, compared to Dinesh's 61 points, Byron's 49 points, and Coco's 41 points.

Instant runoff method:
Coco is eliminated first with 6 first-choice votes compared to Amy with 7 votes, Byron with 14 votes and Dinesh with 9 votes.
Dinesh is eliminated second with 9 first-choice votes compared to Amy with 13 votes and Byron with 14 votes.
Byron is eliminated third with 14 first-choice votes compared to Amy with 22 votes, so Amy wins the election.

[asmith134]

TYSM

[cassie_ragen]

Excellent