You are a bidder in an independent private values auction, and you value the object at $3,500. Each bidder perceives that valuations are uniformly distributed between $500 and $7,000. Determine your optimal bidding strategy in a first-price, sealed-bid auction when the total number of bidders (including you) is: a. 2 bidders. Bid: $ b. 10 bidders. Bid: $ c. 100 bidders. Bid: $ •p.

13. A construction crew (that is currently unemployed and receiving $10/hr. in benefits) to fix a road. The cement is purchased from a rip-off monopolist that charges $10/bag more than anyone else. The cost estimate provided by the contractor's accountant is given in the table below: Price Quantity 1,000 hours 500 ITEM Labor Cement Project Total The opportunity cost of the project is A) $45,000. B) $40,000. C) $35,000 D) $30,000. E) $1.414 Wage $20/hour $50 Total $20,000 $25,000 $45,000

This question is about International Trade. The question is under Chapter 3 (The Specific-Factor Model). Kindly select the right option and help explain. Thank you very much.

Country JKL has a maximum of 50 labour(hours). The tab shows maximum quantity of wheat and cotton the Country produce with different labour (hours) used. Combination A B C D E F Corn 15 14 12 9 5 0 Wheat 0 2 4 6 8 10                 A) If Country JKL produces 8,000 kg of wheat and 5,000 kg cotton a week, does it face trade-off? Why? B) Suppose Country JKL has successfully brought in an adv technology that improves the production of cotton by 20% from its original combinations. Sketch a diagram that shows the changes of the PPC for Country JKL