Which of the following is the best example of an investment in human capital?

a. on-the-job training received by an apprentice electrician
b. an increase in the number of hours worked per week by a worker in an unskilled laboring job
c. the purchase of company stock by a worker
d. payments into a retirement pension plan by a skilled laborer

a

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