Suppose Billy Runs a Baseball Team but Has Far Less

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Suppose Billy runs a baseball team but has far less money to pay players than other teams.So he figures out how to find overlooked players who are worth more than other teams realize.Billy pays these players less than other teams would be willing to pay if they knew how good they were.As a result, Billy's team wins a lot of games without spending much on players.Which of the following is likely not true?

• A)Billy's rent will equal the payroll costs of other teams with a similar number of wins less his payroll costs.
• B)Billy's rent will equal his payroll costs less the payroll costs of other teams with a similar number of wins.
• C)When rich teams realize how valuable these players are, they compete for the rent Billy is receiving by offering higher pay.
• D)When rich and poor teams realize how valuable the players Billy finds are, they compete for the rent Billy is receiving by copying his methods for evaluating players.

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Definitions:

Dominant Mutant Allele

A variant of a gene that is more potent in expressing its trait even in the presence of its normal counterpart.

Heterozygote Advantage

A phenomenon in which the heterozygous condition confers some special advantage on an individual that either homozygous condition does not (i.e., Aa has a higher degree of fitness than does AA or aa).

Chorionic Villus Sampling

A prenatal test where samples of the chorionic villi are taken to test for genetic disorders in the fetus.

Amniocentesis

Sampling of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus to obtain information about its development and genetic makeup. Compare with chorionic villus sampling.