The Solo Coal Mine is the only employer in the small town of Way out there. The market supply of miners is Qs = 0.02W - 200 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. 100

B. 150

C. 50

D. 233.33

A. 100

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