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Explain Why It Is Unwise to Bid More Than Your

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Explain why it is unwise to bid more than your valuation of the good in a sealed bid second-price auction.


Definitions:

Collusion

A secret or illicit cooperation or conspiracy, especially between parties to deceive or defraud others, often used in the context of businesses agreeing on prices.

Marginal Cost

The expenditure involved in the production of one more unit of a product or service.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of output produced, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Cartel

A group of independent market participants who collude to increase prices and limit output in order to maximize their collective profits.

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