A result of selling concert tickets cheaply, that is below the equilibrium price, will be that

a. only those with nothing else to do will wait in line to buy a ticket.
b. ticket buyers' benefits increase, at the expense of the performers.
c. the costs associated with competition among buyers for the limited number of tickets will create deadweight losses.
d. more tickets will be sold than if the price were at the market equilibrium.


c. the costs associated with competition among buyers for the limited number of tickets will create deadweight losses.

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