Suppose you bid at a government auction where the bids are sealed in envelopes with only one chance to bid.The winning bid gets the job and all others receive nothing.You bid on a job at a price of $100 million, and you know that your cost is $95 million.If the probability that you'll win is 10 percent, what is the expected value?

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Suppose you bid at a government auction where the bids are sealed in envelopes with only one chance to bid.The winning bid gets the job and all others receive nothing.You bid on a job at a price of $100 million, and you know that your cost is $95 million.If the probability that you'll win is 10 percent, what is the expected value?





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