A Profit-Maximizing Monopsonist Hires Both Men and Women to Do

Multiple Choice

A profit-maximizing monopsonist hires both men and women to do a certain task.The two sexes are equally good at this task and are regarded as perfect substitutes.Labor supply curves for both sexes are upward sloping.In order to hire M men, the firm would have to pay men a wage of AM, where A is a positive constant.In order to hire F women, the monopsonist would have to pay a wage of BF^c, where B and c are positive constants.Which, if any, of these conditions necessarily implies that the monopsonist pays a lower wage to women than to men?

A) A > B
B) A < c
C) c < 1.
D) Bc < A.
E) C > 2.