Reducing a budget. Due to a decrease 7. in state funding, a citizens committee is recommending to the school board ways to reduce expenses. The options are A, reduce sports programs; B, reduce expenditures on art and music programs; C, increase class size; and D, defer maintenance on buildings. Use the preference table to determine the choice that the committee recommends using the plurality-with-elimination method. Show that Condorcets criterion is not satisfied.

Preference Number of Ballots 4 12 5 4 1 1st C D C A A B 2nd A A B D B C 3rd B D C A 4th D C A C D D LO Preference Number of Ballots 4 12 5 4 1 1st C D C A A B 2nd A A B D B C 3rd B D C A 4th D C A C D D LO