The owners of sports franchises often complain that free-agency (open bidding for player services) threatens their profitability and thus their long-run viability. Given your knowledge of perfect competition, which of the following is correct?
A) Team owners might be correct in as much as free-agency bids up the price of players so that economic profits from those players equal zero.
B) Team owners might be correct in as much as free-agency bids up the price of players so that economic profits from those players is negative.
C) Team owners are lying, as free-agent salaries are still much too low.
D) Team owners are telling the truth, as free-agent salaries are much too high.
Question 2
If a firm is in a perfectly competitive world but decides to charge a higher price than its competitors,
A) the firm's profits will be zero or negative, and the firm will fail in the long run.
B) the firm's profits will be zero or negative, and the firm will fail in the short run.
C) the firm's profits will be positive or negative, and the firm will fail in the short run.
D) the firm's profits will be positive or negative, and the firm will fail in the long run.
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