Jane Street Interview Question
I own a car worth an amount between 0 and 1000 dollars. You can make a single bid on this car. If you bid higher than the value of the car, you pay that much and get the car. If you bid lower than the value, you don't get the car. 1)how much do you bid 2)how much do you stand to lose should you get the car (or something like this) 3) you have a mechanic who can increase the value of the car to a constant multiple of the cars current value. How much should this constant be in order to make bidding worthwhile...
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