In his prime, Michael Jordan played both professional basketball and professional baseball. Compared with most people, Jordan would have an absolute advantage in:
A) playing both basketball and baseball since he was better at both than the average person.
B) playing basketball only, because he was relatively better at basketball.
C) playing baseball only, since he ultimately gave up baseball to concentrate on basketball.
D) neither basketball or baseball since he cannot hold the relative advantage in both sports.

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Michael Jordan would have an absolute advantage in both basketball and baseball because he was better at both sports than the average person. Absolute advantage refers to the ability to perform a task more efficiently than others, which Jordan demonstrated in both sports.

In His Prime, Michael Jordan Played Both Professional Basketball and Professional