Suppose Adam Einberg Pays $100 for a Ticket to a New

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Multiple Choice

Suppose Adam Einberg pays $100 for a ticket to a new Broadway play and $100 was the maximum price he was willing to pay.On the day of the performance of the play Adam refuses to sell the ticket for $150.How would behavioral economists explain Adam's refusal to sell his ticket?

• A)Adam's tastes had changed from the time he bought the ticket to the time of the performance of the play.
• B)When Adam bought the ticket he was being unrealistic about his future behavior.
• C)The endowment effect explains Adam's actions. People like Adam seem to value things that they have more than the things they do not have.
• D)Adam's income probably increased between the time he bought the ticket and the day of the play's performance.

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