Applying What You’ve Learned
The Alabama paradox. Suppose an electronics company has three divisions: (D) igital, (C) omputers, and (B) usiness products. Division D has 140 employees, C has 85, and B has 30. Assume that a 12-member quality improvement council has membership on the council proportional to the number of employees in the three divisions.
a. Apportion this council using the Hamilton method.
b. Now increase the council’s size to 13, and then to 14, and so on, redoing the apportionment each time until an Alabama paradox occurs.
c. What is the first size above 12 when the paradox occurs, and what division loses a seat when the size of the council increases?
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