Question

There are 100 used laptop g for sale on the market. 40% of them are in good condition, and the rest of them are broken, which is the common knowledge to the owners and the buyers. Owners of broken laptops are willing to sell them for $300. Owners of good used laptops are willing to sell them if the price is above $1600 but will keep them if the price is lower than $1600. There is a large number of potential buyers who are willing to pay $2000 for a good laptop and $600 for a broken laptop. Buyers can't tell good laptops from bad, but original owners know. In equilibrium, what could be the maximum price set for a broken laptop to be sold

Answer 1

Answer:

In equilibrium the maximum price set for a broken laptop to be sold is $600

Explanation:

According to the given data we have the following:

It is given that 40% laptops are in good condition. This implies that 60% are in bad condition.

In ordert to calculate the maximum price set for a broken laptop to be sold we would have to calculate the expected price that the buyers will be willing to pay for a  laptop as follows:

Expected price=0.60($2000)+0.40($600)

Expected price=$1,200+$240

Expected price=$1,440

As the owners of good laptops are willing to sell their laptops for $1,800, whis is more that $1,440, they will not sell their products.

This implies that only bad laptops are sold in the market. The willingless to pay for the bad laptops is $600

Therefore, In equilibrium the maximum price set for a broken laptop to be sold is $600