If there are 10 directors to be elected and a shareholder owns 120 shares, calculate the maximum number of votes that he or she cancast for a favorite candidate under each of the voting methods.MaximumNumber of Votesa. Majority votingb. Cumulative voting

Cumulative voting is the method which allows the shareholder to use all the shares for all the seats…

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If there are 10 directors to be elected and a shareholder owns 120 shares, calculate the maximum number of votes that he or she can cast for a favorite candidate under each of the voting methods. Maximum Number of Votes a. Majority voting b. Cumulative voting