Though the owners of NFL and MLB teams may be able to show that they lose money each year, economists who study the subject insist that they

A. lose the same amount as they do in their other businesses.
B. lose money only if they lose games.
C. are using phony accounting tricks to come up with those losses, and that every franchise makes money.
D. still make money because they can sell their team for much more than they paid for it.


Answer: D

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