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Chapter 09
The Economics of Professional Sports: What Is the Real Score?
1. Professional sports clubs differ from most other business firms in their
A. Organizational structure and relationship with employees
b. Location and emphasis on the competitive spirit
c. Ownership and profitability
d. Legal status as corporations and limited tax liability
e. Ability to operate in both the product and resource market
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2. In a product market,
a. Producers sell goods and services
b. Consumers buy goods and services
c. Final goods and services are exchanged
D. All of the above
e. None of the above
3. In a resource market,
a. Buyers and sellers exchange goods and services
b. Resourceful buyers find goods that are otherwise unavailable
C. Buyers and sellers exchange factors of production
d. Firm managers exchange production techniques and ideas
e. Workers exchange their labor for the firm's output
4. Firms that coordinate their actions to maximize joint profits are said to have formed a(n)
a. Monopsony
B. Cartel
c. Product market
d. Oligopoly
e. Economic treaty
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6. Which of the following is NOT necessary for a successful cartel? Members must
a. Produce most of the industry's output
b. Produce a homogeneous output
C. Produce heterogeneous outputs
d. Be able to divide the market
e. Have a way to prevent cheating
8. To maximize joint profits, a cartel will set the market price and output such that
a. Each firm's marginal revenue equals its marginal cost
B. The market's marginal revenue equals the market's marginal cost
c. Each firm's demand schedule is equal to the market marginal cost
d. The market's marginal revenue is equal to each firm's marginal cost
e. None of the above
9. In a product market with a cartel, prices will be _____ and output will be _____ than in a
competitive market.
A. Higher; lower
b. Lower; higher
c. Higher; higher
d. Lower; lower
e. Both price and quantity will be the same
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11. A resource market with only one buyer of a factor of production is called a(n)
a. Imperfect monopoly
b. Monopoly
c. Competitive market
D. Monopsony
e. Cartel
13. The additional cost incurred as a result of hiring an additional worker is the firm's
a. Total cost of labor
B. Marginal cost of labor
c. Average cost of labor
d. Labor cost
e. Human capital cost of labor
14. Which of the following conditions can give rise to a monopsony employer?
a. Mobile workers with limited skills
b. Legal protection from anti-trust laws and a mobile workforce
C. Immobile workers with highly specialized skills
d. A cartel agreement that results in raising joint profits
e. A merger between two unrelated firms
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15. Why does a monopsony's marginal cost of labor (MCL) curve lie above the market supply
of labor curve? Because the monopsony
A. Must raise the wage it pays all employees in order to attract and hire additional workers
b. Must pay higher wages to only the last workers hired in order to attract and hire additional
workers
c. Faces the market demand and marginal revenue curves
d. Must lower the wage it pays all employees in order to maintain profitability
e. Has such high labor costs relative to the supply of labor
16. If a firm's workers add $1,000 to the firm's receipts and total wages equal $500, then
monopsonistic profit equals
A. $500
b. $1,000
c. $1,500
d. $500,000
e. A number unable to be determined with the information given
17. Under which of the following conditions will a monopsony hire an additional worker?
When
a. MCL > MRP
B. MCL < MRP
c. MRP = D
d. MC = MR
e. D > S
18. To maximize profit, a monopsony will hire workers up to the point where
a. MC = MR
b. D = S
C. MCL = MRP
d. MCL = P
e. MR = P
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19. A monopsony will hire ______ workers at a _____ wage than an employer in a
competitive labor market.
a. More; lower
b. More; higher
c. Fewer; higher
D. Fewer; lower
e. The same number of; higher
20. The difference between a worker's contribution to the firm's receipts and the wage is
A. Monopsony profit
b. Monopoly profit
c. Cartel profit
d. Economic profit
e. Marginal revenue profit
21. Which of the following releases professional athletes from some of the monopsony
powers of the sports leagues?
a. Player drafts
b. Long-term contracts
C. Free agency
d. Expanded playing seasons
e. Minimum wage laws
22. Why does the average professional baseball player earn more than the average doctor?
a. The baseball player has a lower MCL
b. The doctor has a higher MRP
C. The baseball player has a higher MRP
d. There are more professional baseball players than doctors
e. The demand for baseball is higher than the demand for medical care
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26. If this labor market is competitive, how many workers will be hired?
a. 0
b. L1
c. L2
D. L3
e. More than L3
27. If this labor market is competitive, what wage will workers be paid?
a. W1
B. W2
c. W3
d. W4
e. A wage above W4
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31. If this labor market is competitive, how many workers will be hired?
a. 0
b. 10
C. 12
d. 15
e. More than 15
32. If this labor market is competitive, what wage will workers be paid?
a. $0
b. $500
C. $800
d. $1,000
e. More than $1,000
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36. One way in which professional sports leagues enforce the monopsonistic employment of
players is through
a. Free agency
b. Open arbitration
c. League expansion
D. Salary caps
e. A talent agency
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38. The average baseball player earns a salary greater than the average college professor
because
a. Baseball players contribute more to society's general well-being
B. College professors contribute less to their employer's revenues than baseball players
c. Colleges are better able to enforce their monopsonistic market positions
d. The market for baseball players is more competitive
e. Colleges are owned by the state
39. If a worker adds 20 units to a firm's total output, the output is sold for $2 per unit, and the
worker is paid $100, then the worker's marginal revenue product is
a. 20
B. 40
c. 60
d. 100
e. 200
41. Professional baseball enjoys an exemption from ________ laws that make cartels illegal
in most other industries.
a. Minimum wage
B. Antitrust
c. Common
d. Labor
e. Anti-competition
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43. Which of the following factors is NOT necessary to form a successful cartel?
a. Members must be responsible for most of the industry's output
b. Member firms should produce homogeneous output
C. Members must be located in close proximity to each other
d. The cartel must be able to divide the marketplace between member firms
e. There must be a mechanism to prevent cheating by member firms
44. Today, the primary source of revenue for most major league clubs is
a. Ticket sales
b. Concession sales
c. Merchandising
D. Broadcast rights
e. Parking
45. To maximize joint profits, a cartel will produce output up to the point where
A. MR = MC
b. TR = TC
c. MR = TC
d. TR = MC
e. P = MR
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46. When a professional sports league sells broadcast rights for the entire league,
a. The selling price will be higher than the price that would be charged if each team
individually sold broadcast rights
b. Fewer games will be broadcast than would be if each team individually sold broadcast
rights
c. Joint profits among all teams in the league can be maximized
d. (a) and (b)
E. All of the above
49. In the resource market, professional sports clubs must face the
A. Upward sloping market supply of labor curve
b. Downward sloping market supply of labor curve
c. Horizontal marginal cost of labor curve
d. Industry-level demand for labor curve
e. Upward sloping marginal revenue product of labor curve
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50. A profit maximizing sports club will hire players up to the point where the
a. Demand of labor equals marginal revenue product of labor
b. Supply of labor equals the marginal cost of labor
C. Marginal revenue product of labor equals the marginal cost of labor
d. Marginal cost of labor equals the wage rate
e. Wage equals the quantity of labor available
51. In a monopsony, the difference between the marginal revenue product of labor and the
wage rate is known as
a. Joint profit
B. Monopsonistic profit
c. Monopsonistic cost
d. Cartel profit
e. Competitive returns
52. The additional revenue that a player generates for his employing team is called
a. Total player revenue
B. Marginal revenue product
c. Marginal product
d. Marginal revenue
e. Monopsonistic revenue product
53. Over the past twenty years, free agency in professional sports has
a. Increased the monopsonistic power of leagues and caused salaries to stagnate
b. Reduced the bargaining power of players and raised owner profits
C. Reduced the monopsonistic power of leagues and caused salaries to rise
d. Improved the economic position of owners by increasing the competition for good players
e. Had little effect on the sports industry
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55. From an economic perspective, which of the following is the best reason for a city to
attract a professional sports team?
A. A professional sports team generates publicity and creates public relations opportunities
for businesses located in the city
b. A professional sports team generates a significant number of new jobs for the community
c. Professional sports teams pay large sums of money in city taxes
d. A new team will increase the demand for other entertainment related activities within the
local community
e. Sports enhance the tax base of large cities by generating significant numbers of new
professional jobs
57. A monopsony will continue to hire workers up to the point where the
a. Marginal cost of labor is equal to total revenue
b. Total cost of labor is equal to the marginal revenue product of labor
C. Marginal cost of labor is equal to the marginal revenue product of labor
d. Marginal profit of production equals the total cost of production
e. Marginal revenue product of labor is maximized
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