Question 42 Assume that the table below shows the cost/benefit schedule in a four-voter town for the purchase of a new street light. Voter Benefits Tax Smith $466 $300 Jones $320 $300 Brown $302 $300 Doe $3 $300 Will this project be approved? By how many votes will it win/lose?
Question 42 Assume that the table below shows the cost/benefit schedule in a four-voter town for the purchase of a new street light. Voter Benefits Tax Smith $466 $300 Jones $320 $300 Brown $302 $300 Doe $3 $300 Will this project be approved? By how many votes will it win/lose?
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Assume that the table below shows the cost/benefit schedule in a four-voter town for the purchase of a new street light.
Voter Benefits Tax
Smith
$466
$300
Jones
$320
$300
Brown
$302
$300
Doe
$3
$300
Will this project be approved? By how many votes will it win/lose?
O No, by a vote of 1 Yes - 3 No
O It's a tie: 2 Yes - 2 No
O Yes, by a vote of 3 Yes - 1 No
O Yes, by unamimous vote](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6f4ad096-3ac5-4379-8b2a-e338a9de238e%2F132f4ada-e06a-4f0d-86b0-dfe69384f861%2F0qo1dlu_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Assume that the table below shows the cost/benefit schedule in a four-voter town for the purchase of a new street light.
Voter Benefits Tax
Smith
$466
$300
Jones
$320
$300
Brown
$302
$300
Doe
$3
$300
Will this project be approved? By how many votes will it win/lose?
O No, by a vote of 1 Yes - 3 No
O It's a tie: 2 Yes - 2 No
O Yes, by a vote of 3 Yes - 1 No
O Yes, by unamimous vote
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