​The More Bidders There Are at a Second-Price Auction

question 82

Multiple Choice

​The more bidders there are at a second-price auction,

• A)​the higher the expected selling price
• B)the higher each bidder bids
• C)the more each bidder will shade his bid
• D)​the less each bidder will shade his bid

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