The total value to society of having garbage removed is greater than the value of baseball games. Why, then, are baseball players paid more than garbage collectors?
A) Garbage removal results in significant external benefits that are not captured in the price paid for garbage removal. As a result, wages of garbage collectors do not reflect their social benefits.
B) There is greater competition in the garbage collection industry than there is in Major League Baseball.
C) Wages do not depend on total values but marginal values. The marginal revenue product of baseball players exceeds the marginal revenue product of garbage collectors.
D) Although the total value of garbage removal is greater than the total value of baseball, wages are determined by average values.
C
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What would be the most likely effect on the price of tickets for the Rose Bowl football game if a wealthy alumnus agreed to pay all the travel and lodging expenses of the visiting players?
A) No effect. B) The price would fall. C) The price would rise. D) We have no basis for predicting because college football is a non-profit enterprise.
For complementary goods, an increase in the price of one shifts the demand curve for the other to the right
Indicate whether the statement is true or false