The Table Above Lists the Independent Private Values of Five

question 89

Multiple Choice

The table above lists the independent private values of five participants in an auction. Each of the bidders only knows their o value and does not know the private values of the other participants.
-Refer to the table above. Recall that the bidders only know their own private value of the item and they do not know the other participants' private values. Further, assume each participant will submit bids using their optimal strategy. If the participants are bidding in an English auction and the auctioneer sets the opening bid $6 million and increases the bids by $0.25 million until no one submits a higher bid, Bidder_______ wins the auction and pays_______ .

• A)#3; $10 million
• B)#3; $9.75 million
• C)#5; $9.25 million
• D)#5; $9.5 million

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The increase in aggregate expenses due to the production of an additional unit of a good or service.

Industry Output

The total production or supply of goods and services produced by a specific industry within a certain period.

Profit

The financial gain achieved when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.

Game Theory

The study of behavior in situations of interdependence. Used to explain the behavior of an oligopoly.