A firm has the choice of offering "dirty" jobs that are likely to cause severe health problems for its workers or of offering "clean" jobs by installing safety equipment at a cost of $5 per hour per employee that will substantially reduce the chances of health problems.The firm will
A) install the safety equipment if workers can ascertain whether they are working a dirty or a clean job.
B) install the safety equipment if workers are willing to be paid $3 per hour less in a clean job than in a dirty job.
C) never willingly choose to install the costly safety equipment.
D) never install the safety equipment without a government subsidy to do so.
E) willingly install the safety equipment if workers are willing to be paid $7 per hour less in a clean job than in a dirty job.
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