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[quote="firemeboy"]Next Challenge.

Challenge #4

The Stock Market

In this game you have to predict how brave your fellow players are. You each hold one share of Weber State Stock. It rises and falls with the best of them. You were actually given this stock by your dear sweet grandma who purchased it for $1. This stock has just started to rise, but will invariably fall. The trick is that you are going on vacation and won’t be able to track the stock to know when to sell.  You have to give your stock broker a number at which you want to sell it at.

When you 'sell' your stock, if the stock is rising then you get full price for whatever price you sell at. If the stock is going down, however, then you get much less. The stock rises when a majority of people are still holding their stock. As soon as more than 50% of the people have sold, the stock loses value very quickly and your stock broker will try and get whatever price he/she can. 
For example, lets say the bidding goes like this:

Different people tell their stock brokers to sell at the following amounts:

Player 1 - 50
Player 2 - 70
Player 3 - 90
Player 4 - 150
Player 5 - 300
Player 6 - 500
Player 7 - 550
Player 8 - 580
Player 9 - 700
Player 10 - 800

The first five people would get what exactly they ask for. The next five would get less. The sixth person would get 50 percent  of what the 5th person bid, the seventh person would get 25 percent of what the 4th bid, the eighth person would get 12 percent of what the 3rd person big, etc. 6 percent and 3 percent for the 9th and 10th.

Questions? Let me know if you have any.

Ties will be determined by a flip of a coin so avoid them by bidding in odd numbers. 204 for example, not 200. 
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