Question 13.47

17. Mark and Fred have inherited a number of items from their parents’ estate, with no indication of who gets what. They rank the items from most preferred to least preferred, as follows:

Mark Fred
Truck Boat
Tractor Tractor
Boat Car
Car Truck
Tools Motorcycle
Motorcycle Tools

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Assume that Mark and Fred use the bottom-up strategy and that Mark gets to choose first. Determine Mark’s first choice and the final allocation.

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Mark first chooses the tractor, and the final allocation has him also receiving the truck and the tools.