Suppose $1 billion is available in the budget and Congress is considering allocating the funds to one of the following three alternatives:

a. subsidies for education
b. research on Alzheimer's
c. increased border security

If voters prefer a to b and b to c, then if preferences are transitive
A) they should prefer c to a.
B) they should prefer a to c.
C) they should be indifferent between a and c.
D) it is not always possible to rank voters' preferences between a and c.

B

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