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Suppose all workers in a certain labor market are of either high quality or low quality.Potential employers value a high-quality worker at $15,000 per month and a low-quality worker at $7,500 per month.The monthly supply of high-quality workers is QsH = 0.04(W - 1,500) and the supply of low-quality workers is QsL = 0.08(W - 1,500) ,where W is the monthly wage.If workers' abilities are not observable to employers,how many workers of each type do employers hire?


A) QH = 540; QL = 480
B) QH = 510; QL = 510
C) QH = 680; QL = 340
D) QH = 340; QL = 680

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