You are a hotel manager considering four projects that yield different payoffs,depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession.The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. \[\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Praject } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Bamn } \\ ( 50 \% ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Recession } \\ ( 50 \% ) \end{array} \\ \hline \text { A } & \$ 40 & - \$ 20 \\ \hline \text { B } & - \$ 10 & \$ 30 \\ \hline \text { C } & \$ 50 & - \$ 50 \\ \hline \text { D } & \$ 60 & \$ 60 \\ \hline \end{array}\] The expected value of project A is:

A) $5. B) $10. C) $20. D) None of the answers are correct. A) $5. B) $10. C) $20. D) None of the answers are correct.

You are a hotel manager and you are considering four projects that yield different payoffs,depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession.The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. \[\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Praject } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Bamn } \\ ( 50 \% ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Recession } \\ ( 50 \% ) \end{array} \\ \hline \text { A } & \$ 20 & - \$ 10 \\ \hline \text { B } & - \$ 10 & \$ 20 \\ \hline \text { C } & \$ 30 & - \$ 30 \\ \hline \text { D } & \$ 50 & \$ 50 \\ \hline \end{array}\] Which project has the lowest expected value?

A) A B) B C) C D) D A) A B) B C) C D) D

You are a hotel manager and you are considering four projects that yield different payoffs,depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession.The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. \[\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Praject } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Bamn } \\ ( 50 \% ) \end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Recession } \\ ( 50 \% ) \end{array} \\ \hline \text { A } & \$ 20 & - \$ 10 \\ \hline \text { B } & - \$ 10 & \$ 20 \\ \hline \text { C } & \$ 30 & - \$ 30 \\ \hline \text { D } & \$ 50 & \$ 50 \\ \hline \end{array}\] The expected value of project A is:

A) $5. B) $10. C) $20. D) None of the preceding statements is correct. A) $5. B) $10. C) $20. D) None of the preceding statements is correct.

Suppose that there are two types of cars,good and bad.The qualities of cars are not observable but are known to the sellers.Risk-neutral buyers and sellers have their own valuation of these two types of cars as follows: \[\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Types of Cars } & \text { Buyer's Valuation } & \text { Beller's Valuation } \\ \hline \text { Good } & & \\ \text { (50\% probability) } & 5,000 & 4,500 \\ \hline \text { Bad } & & \\ \text { (50\% probability) } & 3,000 & 2,500 \\ \hline \end{array}\] When a buyer does not observe the quality,what is the highest price she will offer for a used car if she ignores adverse selection?

A) $2,500 B) $3,000 C) $4,000 D) $4,500 A) $2,500 B) $3,000 C) $4,000 D) $4,500

Exam 12: The Economics of Information

A risk-neutral monopoly must set output before it knows the market price.There is a 50 percent chance the firm's demand curve will be P = 40 − Q and a 50 percent chance it will be P = 60 − Q.The marginal cost of the firm is MC = 3Q.What is the expression for the expected marginal revenue function?

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Question 81

Which of the following auction examples has a common value information structure?

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Question 82

Will consumers spend more time searching when stores are located in a mall or when they are spread all over town?

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Question 83

Fli-By-Nite Airlines has 1,000 customers.These customers are of two types.Day customers are willing to pay $700 for a flight that has a daytime departure and arrival but only $200 for a flight on the red-eye.Night customers will pay $500 for a flight that has a daytime departure and $300 for a flight on the red-eye.You are the manager for Fli-By-Nite and are unable to determine whether any given individual is a day customer or a night customer.Can you think of a self-selection mechanism that would permit you to identify day and night customers?

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Question 84

You are a hotel manager considering four projects that yield different payoffs,depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession.The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. Praject Bamn (50\%) Recession (50\%) A \ 40 -\ 20 B -\ 10 \ 30 C \ 50 -\ 50 D \ 60 \ 60 The expected value of project A is:

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Question 85

Which of the following statements is true regarding the expected revenues of auctions with risk-neutral bidders where value estimates are affiliated?

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Question 86

Holding the mean constant,the larger the standard deviation,the ____________ the gamble will be.

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Question 87

Which of the following is a feature of a Dutch auction?

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Question 88

You are a hotel manager and you are considering four projects that yield different payoffs,depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession.The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. Praject Bamn (50\%) Recession (50\%) A \ 20 -\ 10 B -\ 10 \ 20 C \ 30 -\ 30 D \ 50 \ 50 Which project has the lowest expected value?

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Question 89

"Guaranteed issue" is a controversial topic in the insurance market.It requires firms offering health coverage for one employee to offer the same coverage to all employees,regardless of their health risks.Why is this so controversial?

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Question 90

Your firm is planning to hold an auction to sell its oil field.What type of auction should you suggest to your boss?

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Question 91

To maximize profit in the face of uncertainty,firms should produce the output where:

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Question 92

Susan's search costs are $7 per search.She wants to buy a coat,and the lowest price she has found so far is $180.Susan thinks 25 percent of the stores charge $180 for this coat,50 percent charge $160,and the other 25 percent charge $150.Susan's optimal decision is to:

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Question 93

Suppose a risk-neutral competitive firm must set output before it knows for sure the market price.Suppose the market price is given by p = p* + e,where p* is the mean price and e is a random term with an expected value of zero.Then in order to maximize expected profits,the firm should produce where:

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Question 94

You are a hotel manager and you are considering four projects that yield different payoffs,depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession.The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. Praject Bamn (50\%) Recession (50\%) A \ 20 -\ 10 B -\ 10 \ 20 C \ 30 -\ 30 D \ 50 \ 50 The expected value of project A is:

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Question 95

Many tout that the Internet has lowered consumers' search costs.If this is true,ceteris parabis,the consumer reservation price should:

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Question 96

Your firm is planning to hold an auction to sell its mining facility.Your boss has asked you to determine the best type of auction to hold to maximize expected profits from selling the facility.Based on your knowledge of auctions,provide your boss with a suggestion.

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Question 97

Suppose that there are two types of cars,good and bad.The qualities of cars are not observable but are known to the sellers.Risk-neutral buyers and sellers have their own valuation of these two types of cars as follows: Types of Cars Buyer's Valuation Beller's Valuation Good (50\% probability) 5,000 4,500 Bad (50\% probability) 3,000 2,500 When a buyer does not observe the quality,what is the highest price she will offer for a used car if she ignores adverse selection?

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Question 98

Consider an antique auction where bidders have independent private values.There are two bidders,each of whom perceives that valuations are uniformly distributed between $100 and $1,000.One of the bidders is Sue,who knows her own valuation is $200.What is Sue's optimal bidding strategy in an English auction?

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Question 99

Which of the following phenomena shows that risk aversion is the characteristic of many people?

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Which of the following auction examples has a common value information structure?

Will consumers spend more time searching when stores are located in a mall or when they are spread all over town?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the expected revenues of auctions with risk-neutral bidders where value estimates are affiliated?

Holding the mean constant,the larger the standard deviation,the ____________ the gamble will be.

Which of the following is a feature of a Dutch auction?

"Guaranteed issue" is a controversial topic in the insurance market.It requires firms offering health coverage for one employee to offer the same coverage to all employees,regardless of their health risks.Why is this so controversial?

Your firm is planning to hold an auction to sell its oil field.What type of auction should you suggest to your boss?

To maximize profit in the face of uncertainty,firms should produce the output where:

Susan's search costs are $7 per search.She wants to buy a coat,and the lowest price she has found so far is $180.Susan thinks 25 percent of the stores charge $180 for this coat,50 percent charge $160,and the other 25 percent charge $150.Susan's optimal decision is to:

Suppose a risk-neutral competitive firm must set output before it knows for sure the market price.Suppose the market price is given by p = p* + e,where p* is the mean price and e is a random term with an expected value of zero.Then in order to maximize expected profits,the firm should produce where:

Many tout that the Internet has lowered consumers' search costs.If this is true,ceteris parabis,the consumer reservation price should:

Your firm is planning to hold an auction to sell its mining facility.Your boss has asked you to determine the best type of auction to hold to maximize expected profits from selling the facility.Based on your knowledge of auctions,provide your boss with a suggestion.

Which of the following phenomena shows that risk aversion is the characteristic of many people?

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