Recall the Application about Rory McIlroy and weed-whacking to answer the following question(s). The Application assumes that Rory McIlroy could whack down all the weeds on his estate in one hour at an opportunity cost of $1,000, but it would take 20 hours for a gardener to do it at a price of $10 per hour.
-If Rory McIlroy had to pay his gardener $20 per hour instead of $10 per hour,what should he do?
A) He should still hire the gardener.
B) He should do the weed-whacking himself.
C) He should hire a less-productive gardener.
D) He should be indifferent as to who does the weed-whacking, for the difference in hourly earnings would now be insignificant.

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Hiring the gardener at $20 per hour for 20 hours would cost Rory $400, which is still less than the $1,000 opportunity cost of doing it himself.

Recall the Application About Rory McIlroy and Weed-Whacking to Answer