You are a bidder in an independent private values auction, and you value the object at $4,500. Each bidder perceives that valuations are uniformly distributed between $500 and $9,000. 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: $

You are considering entry into a market in which there is currently only one producer (incumbent). If you enter, the incumbent can take one of two strategies, price low or price high. If he prices high, then you expect a $60K profit per year. If he prices low, then you expect $20K loss per year. You should enter if you believe demand is inelastic. you believe the probability that the incumbent will price low is greater than 0.75. you believe the probability that the incumbent will price low is less than 0.75. you believe the market size is growing.