Superstar Professional Athletes Can Sustain Their Economic Rents Because

question 17

Multiple Choice

Superstar professional athletes can sustain their economic rents because

• A) team owners will pay anything to win the championship.
• B) they have excellent union representation.
• C) they are greedy and spoiled.
• D) if their current team does not pay,they can take their unique talents to another team willing to pay.
• E) their opportunity costs of playing are high.

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