How does bidding & budgeting on social media ad auctions work?

Apart from bid amount, what are the other ways Facebook allows me to control my ad costs?

Create ads that are likely to get positive reactions from the audience

Aim to have consistent good performance to keep my Ad Account's historical performance high

Select relevant target audience rather than a broad group of generic audience

The highest bid always wins. There is no other way to control advertising cost

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