The Scalping of Tickets for an Event Is a Sign

question 141

Multiple Choice

The scalping of tickets for an event is a sign that the stated price on the ticket is:

• A) Equal to the quantity demanded
• B) Equal to the market clearing price
• C) Below the market clearing price
• D) Above the market clearing price

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Definitions:

Employers

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Supremacy Clause

Article VI, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which allows a Supreme Court ruling to be binding on state courts if involving a constitutional issue. The clause reads: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”

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Congress

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