A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 4 different offices? Choose one:
A) 52
B) 64
C) 32
D) 11
E) 12
Each of three employee can be assigned to either of offices, meaning that each has 2 choices --&gt; 4*4*4=4^3=64.   Answer: 64.
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A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 4 different offices?