CH 09 18b Critics of the NCAA prohibition on paying athletes point out that the "cost of attendance" is far less than the players' marginal revenue product exceeds the players' marginal revenue product promotes competitive balance equals the players' marginal revenue product CH 09 13: Which "three-prong" test is most frequently used to establish compliance with Title IX ? Proportionality Test, Accommodation of Interest Test Title IX Test Program Expansion Test, Ch 09 6: What is the competitive balance argument for why student athletes should not be paid ? Athletes perform better when they are not paid. If students were paid, the richest schools would hire all the best athletes. Universities could not afford to pay athletes for all of the sports. Student athletes do not have a positive marginal product of labor. How does the percentage of revenue paid to WNBA players compare to what we see for the NBA ? The WNBA and NBA both receive about 15% of league revenue. The WNBA receives about 5 % of league revenue, the NBA receives about 15% The WNBA receives about 33% of league revenue, the NBA receives about 50% The WNBA receives about 74% of league revenue, the NBA receives about 87%