A reserve price is a minimum price set by the auctioneer. If no bidder is willing to

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A reserve price is a minimum price set by the auctioneer. If no bidder is willing to pay the reserve price, the item is unsold at a profit of $0 for the auctioneer. If only one bidder values the item at or above the reserve price, that bidder pays the reserve price. An auctioneer faces two bidders, each with a value of either $30 or $80, with both values equally probable. What reserve price should the auctioneer set, and what is the expected revenue from auctioning the item with and without a reserve price?

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Managerial Economics A Problem Solving Approach

ISBN: 978-1133951483

3rd edition

Authors: Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Mikhael Shor, Michael R. War

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