Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Opening bid ($)
- 25
- Minimum increase ($)
- 5
- Further bid steps
- 5
- Bid ladder ($)
- 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
- Final ladder bid ($)
- $50.00
Try another scenario
- Opening bid ($)
- 10
- Minimum increase ($)
- 2.5
- Further bid steps
- 3
- Bid ladder ($)
- 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5
- Final ladder bid ($)
- $17.50
Calculation method
Calculation method
Bid ladder ($)
Opening bid + j × minimum increase, for j from zero through the number of further steps.
Final ladder bid ($)
Opening bid + further bid steps × minimum increase.
Symbols and units
- a
- Opening bid ($)
- b
- Minimum increase ($)
- c
- Further bid steps
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- Fixed monetary increments only; no percentage-based rules, bidding platform enforcement or auction outcome prediction.
Are these inputs private?
These calculations run in your browser. A shared link contains the values you choose to share. Only questions submitted to the separate AI finder are sent to OpenAI.
Further reading
OpenStax: ratios, percentages and rectangular geometry ↗
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