Question

You are in the market for a used car and decide to visit a used-car dealership. You know that the Blue Book value of the car you are looking at is between $20,000 and $24,000. If you believe the dealer knows as much about the car as you do, how much are you willing to pay

Answer 1

$22,000

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case, both you and the dealer have the same information about the car, meaning that information is symmetrically distributed. Since the value of the car is between $20,000 and $24,000, you should be willing to pay ($20,000 + $24,000) / 2 = $22,000

If the car dealer had more information than you, then you should be willing to pay the lower price $20,000.