Suppose Hoda is a brilliant attorney who can draft especially persuasive legal briefs.She also happens to possess some excellent administrative skills such as typing,filing,assembling binders and notes,and making reservations.Which best describes whether Hoda should hire an administrative assistant to help her?
A) Hoda should not hire an administrative assistant because she has an absolute advantage in performing administrative functions.
B) Hoda should not hire an administrative assistant because she likely has a comparative advantage in performing administrative functions.
C) Hoda should hire an administrative assistant because the assistant would likely have an absolute advantage in writing legal briefs.
D) Hoda should hire an administrative assistant because the assistant would likely have a comparative advantage in performing administrative functions.
E) Hoda should hire an administrative assistant because the assistant would likely have a comparative advantage in writing legal briefs.

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Hoda should hire an administrative assistant because although she has administrative skills, she also has more valuable skills as an attorney. Therefore, it makes sense for her to specialize in what she does best (drafting legal briefs) and delegate administrative tasks to someone else who could have a comparative advantage in performing those tasks.

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