A private auction is an auction in which

A) individuals know their own value of the good and everyone else's valuation, too.
B) individuals have their own valuation of the good but don't know everyone else's.
C) many auctions are auctioned off at the same time.
D) only one good is auctioned off.


B

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A. recession. B. boom. C. recovery. D. expansion.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Illinois Central Railroad once asked the Illinois Commerce Commission for permission to increase its commuter rates by 20 percent. The railroad argued that declining revenues made this rate increase essential. Opponents of the rate increase contended

that the railroad's revenues would fall because of the rate hike. It can be concluded that: A. both groups felt that the demand was elastic but for different reasons. B. both groups felt that the demand was inelastic but for different reasons. C. the railroad felt that the demand for passenger service was inelastic and opponents of the rate increase felt it was elastic. D. the railroad felt that the demand for passenger service was elastic and opponents of the rate increase felt it was inelastic.

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