The Solo Coal Mine is the only employer in the small town of Way out there. The market supply of coal miners is Qs = 0.02W - 400 and Qd = 500 - 0.02W, where W is the annual wage of a coal miner and Q is the number of coal miners. What is the profit maximizing number of coal miners for the coal mine to hire?
A. 300
B. 150
C. 100
D. 33.33
D. 33.33
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a. a higher rate of investment in human and nonhuman capital b. more flexible working hours and improved retirement plans c. an increase in the proportion of the workforce that belongs to a labor union d. higher money wages