Competitive Market Instructions

Competitive Market Instructions
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  • Half of you are buyers, half are sellers.
  • Buyers can submit Bids. Sellers can submit Asks.
    • Use the slider to choose a value and press Bid or Ask
  • You buy an orange if:
    • you click "Buy at Lowest Ask" OR
    • you have the highest Bid and someone either clicks "Sell at Highest Bid" or asks less than your Bid.
  • You sell an orange if:
    • you click "Sell at Highest Bid" OR
    • you have the lowest Ask and someone either clicks "Buy at Lowest Ask" or bids more than your Ask.
  • The price of every transaction in your group is depicted in the chart on your screen.
  • Buyers: The item's value is displayed on your screen. For each item you purchase
    • Earnings = item value - price you pay
  • Sellers: The item's cost is displayed on your screen. For each item you sell
    • Earnings = price you receive - item cost
  • Total earnings is equal to the sum of earnings from all your transactions.
  • Transaction price = $1.08
  • Value to buyer = $1.32; Cost to seller = $0.74
Buyer Value Price = Earnings
$1.32 $1.08 = $0.24
Seller Price Cost = Earnings
$1.08 $0.74 = $0.34
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