Conan O'Brien hosts the Conan show and Andy Richter, his sidekick, writes for it. Conan needs 4 hours to rehearse and host a good show. It takes Andy 10 hours to do the same. Conan writes one usable joke in an hour, but Andy needs 2 hours to do the same. From these numbers, we infer that Conan has an absolute advantage in the production of:
A) show hosting.
B) joke writing.
C) neither show hosting nor joke writing.
D) both show hosting and joke writing.

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Conan has an absolute advantage in both show hosting and joke writing. He can rehearse and host a good show in 4 hours, whereas Andy takes 10 hours to do the same. Similarly, Conan can write one usable joke in an hour, whereas Andy needs 2 hours to do the same. Therefore, Conan can produce more output in both show hosting and joke writing in the given time period, giving him an absolute advantage.

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