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Week 7 Problem Solving Questions (15 questions) -
In a second-price sealed-bid auction, how should a bidder who values the item being sold at $800 bid? Bid exactly $800.
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Two bidders are participating in an English auction. Each bidder is expected to have a value of either $700 or $800, with each value equally likely. What is the expected price? $725
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Three bidders are participating in an English auction. Each bidder is expected to have a value of either $700 or $800, with each value equally likely. What is the expected price? $750
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Which of the following is true about private-value auctions? It is optimal to bid higher in a second-
price auction than in a first-price auction.
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In a common-value auction, an auctioneer should: a. release any good information known to the auctioneer about the item being sold. b. release any bad information known to the auctioneer about
the item being sold. c. conduct an oral auction over a sealed-bid auction. d. All of the above
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Insurance markets create value because: The loss from a risk is greater for risk averse consumers than risk neutral insurance companies.
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Two equal sized groups of potential insurance customers have risks of heart disease of 10% and 15% but you cannot tell them apart: you should set your price assuming that most purchasers will be from the high-risk group.
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All of the following are screens for quality except: The health inspector requiring a bribe to pass a restaurant.
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All of the following are examples of signals of quality except: choosing the lowest deductible insurance plan.
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Adverse selection is addressed in e-commerce markets by all of the following except: Forbidding escrow services
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Insurers protect themselves from moral hazard by: charging premiums based on higher risks due to customers not taking precautions they would have if uninsured.
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When insurance companies cannot tell if customers are taking appropriate precautions: a. There is an unconsummated wealth-creating transaction. b. Getting insurance will cause some customers to forgo taking precautions. c. All customers pay premiums higher than if the insurance company could detect the precautions taken. d. All of the above
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Exerting the appropriate effort to make a sale versus shirking will cost a salesman the equivalent of $40 and will increase her sales effectiveness from 20% to 40%: You should offer a commission only if the contribution margin is greater than $200.
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If the lender cannot prevent the borrower from using the proceeds of a loan as proposed: The lender will make fewer loans.
When a bank's loans begin to default, the equity stake in the bank decreases and the bank may engage in moral hazard by making risky loans. A preferable solutions is to: Have the bank get taken over by a "healthy" bank to increase the percent equity stake
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