For the adverse selection model by George Akerlof, for a given car, if the seller values the car at v, the buyer is willing to pay 1.6v. It is assumed that the value of a car for a seller lies uniformly between 0 to 2000 dollars. Demonstrate that a price of 1000 is not feasible.

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For the adverse selection model by George Akerlof, for a given car, if the seller values the car at v, the buyer is willing to pay 1.6v. It is assumed that the value of a car for a seller lies uniformly between 0 to 2000 dollars. Demonstrate that a price of 1000 is not feasible.

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