Assume that a car manufacturing plant in a small town in Michigan in the U.S.is a monopsonist employer of heavy machinery operators.The marginal value product of labor is given by w = 1100 - 20Q where w is the wage rate and Q is the number of heavy machinery operators.The supply of heavy machinery operators is given by w = 200 + 5Q.What is the profit-maximizing level of employment and wage for the car manufacturer? Assume that the plant is perfectly competitive in the output market.
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