Suppose One of Baseball's Most Controversial Records - the Bonds

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose one of baseball's most controversial records - the Bonds' career home run record - were on the line. Tickets to the games leading up to breaking of the record might command three times the face-value price for tickets. Economists would suggest that a scalping market would appear and it

• A)would make all ticket holders and potential buys worse off.
• B)would make all ticket holders and potential buys better off (or at least no worse off).
• C)cause the price to fall below the face value.
• D)cause the price to fall back to the face value.

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